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Informations rapidesIn September 2024, cereal and oilseed producer prices bounced back year on year Indices of agricultural prices - September 2024

In September 2024, agricultural producer prices sped up year on year (+0.8% after +0.3% in August). Over one month, agricultural producer prices without seasonality – excluding fruits and vegetables (including potatoes), cut flowers and potted plants – bounced back (+1.4% after ‑0.7% in August).

Agricultural input purchase prices fell year on year for the seventeenth consecutive month (‑4.6% in September, after ‑4.0% in August). Over one month, they dropped by 0.3% (after ‑0.8% in August).

Informations rapides
No 276
Paru le :Paru le31/10/2024

Erratum

The additional data were updated on 25/11/2024 to comply with the change in methodology affecting the IPPAP. The previous version still corresponded to the old methodology.

Warning

Since 31/10/2024, the methodology of IPPAP indices has evolved to improve the handling of missing/unreported prices. Items affected are hops, cereal and protein crop seeds, potato plants, wines and sheep milk. This leads to a revision of previously published indices in reference year 2020 related to these items, yet the impact on indices trend is minimal at aggregated levels.

In September 2024, agricultural producer prices sped up year on year (+0.8% after +0.3% in August). Over one month, agricultural producer prices without seasonality – excluding fruits and vegetables (including potatoes), cut flowers and potted plants – bounced back (+1.4% after ‑0.7% in August).

Agricultural input purchase prices fell year on year for the seventeenth consecutive month (‑4.6% in September, after ‑4.0% in August). Over one month, they dropped by 0.3% (after ‑0.8% in August).

Producer prices of agricultural products (IPPAP) and purchase prices of inputs for agricultural production (IPPIAP)

Producer prices of agricultural products (IPPAP) and purchase prices of inputs for agricultural production (IPPIAP)
IPPIAP IPPAP
2024-09 123.9 127.3
2024-08 124.3 124.8
2024-07 125.3 123.2
2024-06 125.4 130.6
2024-05 125.7 131.3
2024-04 126.8 128.2
2024-03 127.0 128.5
2024-02 127.1 127.4
2024-01 126.5 129.4
2023-12 127.1 128.5
2023-11 128.4 127.5
2023-10 129.4 126.9
2023-09 129.9 126.3
2023-08 129.5 124.4
2023-07 128.2 126.7
2023-06 129.4 133.0
2023-05 130.9 131.1
2023-04 132.9 135.8
2023-03 135.0 139.5
2023-02 136.1 141.0
2023-01 137.7 139.3
2022-12 137.2 138.6
2022-11 139.0 139.6
2022-10 139.9 140.4
2022-09 137.2 141.1
2022-08 136.7 139.4
2022-07 136.0 134.8
2022-06 136.6 137.5
2022-05 134.0 140.0
2022-04 132.5 139.2
2022-03 131.3 135.8
2022-02 122.8 123.0
2022-01 120.9 120.8
2021-12 118.3 120.2
2021-11 117.3 119.5
2021-10 115.3 116.8
2021-09 111.0 116.7
2021-08 109.4 114.7
2021-07 108.7 110.1
2021-06 107.4 110.9
2021-05 106.3 109.7
2021-04 105.6 106.0
2021-03 105.3 105.5
2021-02 104.1 104.2
2021-01 102.3 102.8
2020-12 100.8 100.8
2020-11 100.3 101.2
2020-10 99.8 100.5
2020-09 99.2 99.3
2020-08 99.5 99.3
2020-07 99.5 98.3
2020-06 99.5 98.9
2020-05 99.3 99.0
2020-04 99.4 99.4
2020-03 100.1 101.0
2020-02 101.2 100.6
2020-01 101.4 102.0

Producer prices of agricultural products (IPPAP) and purchase prices of inputs for agricultural production (IPPIAP)

  • Sources: INSEE, SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Cereal prices bounced back over a month and fell year on year; oilseed prices bounced back slightly over one month as year on year

In September 2024, cereal prices bounced back over one month (+1.6% after ‑7.3% in August), following renewed tension in the Black Sea. Maize prices rose by 2.8% (after ‑6.9% in August), due to lower US inventories and a weaker European production outlook. Prices rose by 1.6% for soft wheat (after ‑7.8%), for which European wheat stocks had been furthermore particularly low, and by 1.8% for barley (after ‑5.4%). Year on year, cereal prices fell for the fourth consecutive month (‑7.9% in September, after ‑12.4% in August).

Oilseed prices bounced back a bit over one month in September 2024 (+0.3% after ‑2.3% in August). The fall of rapeseed prices softened (‑0.2% after ‑4.5%). Prices of sunflower slowed down (+0.9% after +3.0%). Year on year, oilseed prices bounced back slightly (+0.4% in September, after ‑0.8% in August).

Producer prices of cereals and oil seed

Producer prices of cereals and oil seed
Oil seed (raw data) Cereals
2024-09 120.7 116.7
2024-08 120.3 114.9
2024-07 123.1 124.0
2024-06 120.4 130.5
2024-05 121.6 129.7
2024-04 115.7 111.3
2024-03 113.4 104.0
2024-02 108.9 102.9
2024-01 112.9 112.0
2023-12 115.0 117.3
2023-11 117.6 117.4
2023-10 115.9 120.1
2023-09 120.2 126.7
2023-08 121.3 131.2
2023-07 125.6 138.0
2023-06 118.3 132.3
2023-05 111.8 122.8
2023-04 118.1 137.1
2023-03 127.2 146.1
2023-02 146.1 152.2
2023-01 147.4 153.9
2022-12 151.9 163.3
2022-11 164.2 170.8
2022-10 167.7 180.4
2022-09 158.5 186.5
2022-08 168.0 184.9
2022-07 172.0 191.3
2022-06 191.7 210.6
2022-05 217.3 215.1
2022-04 246.8 208.3
2022-03 232.3 201.9
2022-02 179.4 142.6
2022-01 176.8 145.2
2021-12 172.5 149.7
2021-11 172.3 151.2
2021-10 167.9 142.5
2021-09 152.1 135.6
2021-08 143.8 131.5
2021-07 137.0 120.1
2021-06 134.9 123.1
2021-05 138.1 124.1
2021-04 128.6 119.1
2021-03 140.1 119.9
2021-02 129.9 117.6
2021-01 124.3 115.4
2020-12 116.9 108.5
2020-11 114.7 107.5
2020-10 105.2 102.5
2020-09 101.0 99.8
2020-08 95.8 98.4
2020-07 94.2 102.1
2020-06 92.5 99.7
2020-05 93.6 97.8
2020-04 93.2 98.8
2020-03 92.6 95.8
2020-02 97.8 94.3
2020-01 102.5 94.8

Producer prices of cereals and oil seed

  • Source: INSEE

Year on year, fresh vegetable and fresh fruit prices continued to rise

In September 2024, fresh vegetable prices continued to go up year on year (+6.6% after +10.3% in August). Prices bounced back firmly for cabbages (+49.6% after ‑13.0% in August), zucchinis (+33.5% after ‑41.5%), fresh beans (+13.9% after ‑12.4%) and artichokes (+16.2% after ‑16.0%), and sped up for leeks (+24.0% after +8.8%). Prices slowed down firmly for tomatoes (+3.8% after +22.5%), cucumbers (+21.8% after +46.5%), and red beetroots (+14.8% after +24.0%), and slightly for mushrooms (+6.8% after +8.2%). Carrots prices were almost stable after a five-month decline (+0.1% in September after ‑1.7% in August). Prices for melons fell back (‑30.1% after +32.4%), and those for parsley fell down for the first time in twenty-two months (‑1.8% after +4.2%). They continued to go down for eggplants (‑8.0% after ‑11.7%), sweet peppers (‑15.5% after ‑3.7%), and salads (‑7.2% after ‑3.4%).

In September 2024, fresh fruit prices continued to rise year on year (+4.0% after +9.7% in August). Prices sped up firmly for plums (+41.4% after +27.7%), and more moderately for peaches and nectarines (+18.9% after +15.1%). They slowed down for grapes (+5.5% after +10.7%), while those for pears continued to go down (‑11.7% after ‑16.2%).

Producer prices of fresh fruit and vegetables

Producer prices of fresh fruit and vegetables
Fresh fruit Fresh vegetables
2024-09 4.0 6.6
2024-08 9.7 10.3
2024-07 -1.8 6.9
2024-06 -4.3 -0.9
2024-05 11.3 7.6
2024-04 4.4 -12.5
2024-03 4.7 -12.5
2024-02 5.9 -9.9
2024-01 7.8 16.1
2023-12 7.6 17.0
2023-11 9.3 24.8
2023-10 16.4 -0.3
2023-09 8.5 -9.2
2023-08 -12.6 -5.5
2023-07 -5.8 -1.2
2023-06 11.4 11.2
2023-05 18.5 9.6
2023-04 9.0 27.1
2023-03 5.4 41.8
2023-02 4.9 46.7
2023-01 2.2 37.5
2022-12 0.1 24.8
2022-11 -3.0 18.0
2022-10 -9.9 34.0
2022-09 -16.0 38.1
2022-08 -5.5 3.6
2022-07 -4.3 -0.3
2022-06 -8.1 1.1
2022-05 -21.1 5.1
2022-04 -8.6 -1.8
2022-03 -2.7 -8.6
2022-02 -1.4 -6.9
2022-01 1.2 -8.6
2021-12 3.7 5.2
2021-11 4.9 -8.0
2021-10 12.5 -7.1
2021-09 29.6 -5.5
2021-08 29.5 4.6
2021-07 22.8 15.4
2021-06 12.4 4.2
2021-05 10.0 -2.2
2021-04 11.5 -9.1
2021-03 15.8 9.5
2021-02 8.4 18.6
2021-01 8.0 2.6
2020-12 6.8 -9.8
2020-11 8.4 1.4
2020-10 10.6 22.2
2020-09 11.2 8.0
2020-08 15.1 6.6
2020-07 10.1 -12.8
2020-06 17.6 -6.8
2020-05 21.4 12.3
2020-04 12.4 23.5
2020-03 -0.9 10.3
2020-02 2.4 -13.4
2020-01 1.4 -9.0

Producer prices of fresh fruit and vegetables

  • Source: SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Animal prices fell back over one month, and continued to go down year on year

In September 2024, animal prices fell back over one month, after a four-month rise (‑0.6% after +0.2% in August). They continued to go down for pigs (‑3.9% after ‑3.7% in August), and were nearly stable for large cattle (‑0.1% after +1.7%). Prices continued to rise for poultry (+1.3% after +1.1% in August), and calves (+0.2% after +0.4%), and sped up for sheep (+2.9% after +0.1%).

Year on year, animal prices went down for the thirteenth consecutive month (‑1.2%, as in August). The fall of prices continued to soften for poultry (‑6.7% after ‑9.2% in August, and ‑11.5% in July), and pigs (‑6.9% after ‑7.6% and ‑8.6%). Prices slowed down for large cattle (+0.5% after +2.4%), but sped up for calves (+7.5% after +5.4%) and sheep (+16.6% after +13.4%).

Producer prices of pigs, large cattle and poultry

Producer prices of pigs, large cattle and poultry
Large cattle Pigs poultry
2024-09 145.4 126.8 120.4
2024-08 145.6 132.0 118.9
2024-07 143.1 137.1 117.6
2024-06 141.6 137.1 117.9
2024-05 141.3 133.0 119.7
2024-04 140.1 131.3 123.8
2024-03 140.7 136.7 125.2
2024-02 142.7 137.9 125.9
2024-01 141.7 136.2 131.9
2023-12 140.1 135.8 128.0
2023-11 140.9 134.2 128.7
2023-10 143.3 134.4 128.6
2023-09 144.7 136.2 129.1
2023-08 142.2 142.8 130.9
2023-07 141.5 150.0 132.9
2023-06 142.6 145.8 135.1
2023-05 142.7 141.8 137.8
2023-04 144.4 147.3 140.9
2023-03 145.6 154.4 142.1
2023-02 145.8 155.4 142.5
2023-01 146.8 143.7 142.6
2022-12 147.0 138.5 137.6
2022-11 146.5 137.2 141.1
2022-10 145.3 139.9 138.9
2022-09 143.3 136.1 138.5
2022-08 141.9 130.5 136.7
2022-07 141.3 121.9 133.3
2022-06 139.8 115.5 127.8
2022-05 138.8 113.2 122.7
2022-04 134.1 109.4 118.3
2022-03 130.1 100.9 115.9
2022-02 126.2 96.9 114.7
2022-01 119.4 97.2 109.5
2021-12 117.2 97.9 112.2
2021-11 115.1 94.7 111.2
2021-10 111.1 90.1 109.9
2021-09 109.4 92.4 108.6
2021-08 107.7 93.2 107.3
2021-07 105.5 95.5 106.4
2021-06 103.8 104.8 105.5
2021-05 103.0 102.7 105.5
2021-04 102.6 93.7 105.6
2021-03 102.1 92.4 104.3
2021-02 101.8 94.1 103.4
2021-01 102.2 95.0 102.8
2020-12 102.4 96.5 102.1
2020-11 101.4 100.6 101.0
2020-10 100.8 99.3 100.5
2020-09 100.8 95.9 99.9
2020-08 100.8 91.3 99.0
2020-07 100.9 91.1 98.6
2020-06 99.6 93.1 98.7
2020-05 98.1 94.0 99.2
2020-04 96.7 99.4 99.7
2020-03 98.1 107.3 100.1
2020-02 99.7 112.2 100.4
2020-01 100.7 119.2 100.7

Producer prices of pigs, large cattle and poultry

  • Source: INSEE

Egg prices bounced back over one month and continued to rise year on year; those of milk went up over one month and year on year

In September 2024, egg prices bounced back over one month (+4.9% after ‑4.4% in August), due to dynamic demand and limited supply. Year on year, they rose again (+2.6% after +2.4% in August).

Milk prices went up over a month (+0.8% in September, after +0.6% in August). Prices continued to rise for cow milk (+0.7% after +0.5%), and more slightly for goat milk (+0.2% after +0.1% in August). Year on year, milk prices continued to go up (+1.6% after +1.5% in August).

Index of producer prices of agricultural products (IPPAP)

Seasonnaly adjusted - base and reference 100 in 2020
Index of producer prices of agricultural products (IPPAP) (Seasonnaly adjusted - base and reference 100 in 2020)
Variation as % over
Weights (2) September 2024 a month 3 months a year
Agricultural goods output 1,000 127.3 /// /// 0.8
excluding fruits and vegetables, potatoes, cut flowers and potted plants 871 127.1 1.4 -4.9 -1.5
Crop output (excluding fruits and vegetables, potatoes, cut flowers and potted plants) 442 118.6 3.0 -10.9 -3.2
Cereals 143 116.7 1.6 -10.6 -7.9
   soft wheat 82 113.9 1.6 -11.6 -5.9
   grain maize 30 122.5 2.8 -5.7 -4.1
Oleaginous* 34 120.7 0.3 0.2 0.4
Potatoes 21 157.9 /// /// 2.5
Wines 195 101.5 -0.1 0.7 -4.3
   PDO wines 110 98.8 2.1 5.1 -4.9
   other wines 28 88.3 -9.3 -13.5 -14.5
Horticultural products * 15 122.6 /// /// -0.6
Other crop products 34 193.4 0.4 0.5 8.9
Fruit and vegetables (1) ** 129 127.8 /// /// 11.9
   Fresh vegetables** 62 125.2 /// /// 6.6
   Fresh fruit** 46 120.9 /// /// 4.0
Animal output 428 135.8 0.3 1.0 0.1
Animals 231 135.5 -0.6 0.0 -1.2
   large cattle 103 145.4 -0.1 2.7 0.5
   calves 17 137.7 0.2 1.3 7.5
   pigs 52 126.8 -3.9 -7.5 -6.9
   sheep 14 142.3 2.9 0.5 16.6
   poultry 44 120.4 1.3 2.1 -6.7
        chicken 29 117.2 0.9 1.8 -7.9
Milk 175 132.2 0.8 1.6 1.6
   cow milk 159 132.9 0.7 1.3 1.7
Eggs 22 167.2 4.9 7.2 2.6
  • /// Not relevant due to the seasonal nature of the products
  • (1) Including vegetables for industry.
  • (2) Average weight year on year.
  • * No seasonality detected
  • ** Raw data
  • Source: INSEE, SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Input purchase prices went down over one month and year on year

In September 2024, purchase prices of intermediate consumption continued to fall over one month (‑0.6% after ‑0.9% in August). The fall of prices softened for energy (‑1.9% after ‑5.2%), it maintained at a similar pace for fertilizers and soil improvers (‑0.8% after ‑0.7%). Prices of small equipment and tools fell back (‑0.6% after +0.1%), those of animal feed fell again (‑0.4% after ‑0.2%). Prices went slightly down for the “other goods and services” (‑0.3% after a stability), and slightly up for plant protection products (+0.2% after a stability in August). Prices were nearly stable for seeds (‑0.1% after +0.2%), veterinary expenses (+0.1% after a stability), the maintenance of materials (+0.1% after +0.3%), and stable for the maintenance of buildings (after +0.3%). Year on year, purchase prices of intermediate consumption dropped for the eighteenth consecutive month (‑5.9% in September, after ‑5.0% in August).

In September 2024, the prices of investment goods bounced back over one month (+0.3% after ‑0.7% in August) and continued to go down year on year (‑0.8% after ‑1.0%).

Indices of purchase prices of inputs of agricultural production (IPPIAP)

Raw data - base and reference 100 in 2020
Indices of purchase prices of inputs of agricultural production (IPPIAP) (Raw data - base and reference 100 in 2020)
Variation as % over
Weights September 2024 a month 3 months a year
Total input 1,000 123.9 -0.3 -1.2 -4.6
Intermediate consumptions 743 125.5 -0.6 -1.6 -5.9
Energy (1) 91 147.9 -1.9 -8.1 -18.9
Seeds 54 112.7 -0.1 0.0 0.6
Fertilisers and soil improvers 92 141.3 -0.8 -2.1 -8.5
Plant protection products 76 110.8 0.2 -0.1 -2.6
Animal feed 212 124.9 -0.4 -0.3 -7.3
Veterinary expenses 41 116.5 0.1 0.3 3.6
Small equipment and tools 10 126.1 -0.6 0.2 -5.3
Maintenance of materials 95 124.8 0.1 0.8 5.2
Maintenance of buildings 10 115.5 0.0 0.5 1.2
Other goods and services 62 109.3 -0.3 -0.2 2.0
Goods and services contributing to investment 257 119.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.8
Material 180 118.2 0.5 -0.2 -0.2
   Tractors 76 113.0 1.2 -0.9 -1.9
   Machinery and equipment for cultivation 35 119.0 -0.4 0.7 1.1
   Machinery and equipment for harvesting 40 122.6 0.3 0.1 0.2
   Utility vehicles 18 121.8 -0.5 -0.3 0.7
Buildings 77 121.6 0.0 -0.7 -2.2
  • (1) The repayment of the domestic tax on energy product (TICPE) benefiting farmers has been applied in advance for the year 2024.
  • Source: INSEE, SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Revisions

The year-on-year percentage change of the global index of producer prices for agricultural products in August 2024 has been revised upwards by 0.1 percentage points to +0.3%, on a constant methodology basis. The year-on-year percentage change of the global index of the purchase prices of inputs for agricultural production in August 2024 has been revised downwards by 0.1 percentage points to ‑4.0%.

The change in methodology for the IPPAP generates a change in level for September 2024 from 125.1 to 127.3 (base 100 in 2020). Under the previous methodology, the year-on-year change in the general IPPAP index in August 2024 would be unchanged (at -0.2%).

For further information

The index of producer prices for agricultural products (IPPAP) measures the change in product prices when the products are put on the market for the first time. It is published in base and reference 100 in 2020. The weight-coefficients of fruit and vegetables (fresh or for processing), potatoes, plants and flowers change every month so that they reflect their seasonal pattern. Their variations should therefore be interpreted only year on year. If needed, indices are seasonally adjusted.

The index of the purchase prices of inputs for agricultural production (IPPIAP) reflects the price evolution of goods and services used in the agricultural process. It is not seasonally adjusted.

Further informations (including IPPAP and IPPIAP methodologies) are available through the “Documentation” tab on the web page of this publication.

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