Informations Rapides · 30 April 2025 · n° 113

In March 2025, agricultural producer prices rose by 3.8% year on year Indices of agricultural prices - March 2025

In March 2025, agricultural producer prices sped up year on year (+3.8% after +4.3% in February). Over one month, agricultural producer prices without seasonality – excluding fruits and vegetables (including potatoes), cut flowers and potted plants – slowed down (+0.2% after +1.1% in February, and +0.1% in January.

Agricultural input purchase prices fell year on year for the twenty-third consecutive month (‑1.4% in March, after ‑1.0% in February). They fell back over one month (‑0.5% after +0.1%).

In March 2025, cereal prices fell back over one month (‑1.4% after +2.3% in February). Soft wheat prices fell back slightly (‑0.2% after +3.9%), and the fall intensified for barley (‑5.3% after ‑0.1%) and maize (‑2.3% after ‑0.2%). Prices for durum wheat slowed down (+2.5% after +5.5%). Year on year, cereal prices slowed down (+12.4% after +13.9% in February, and +4.7% in January).

Oilseed prices were back on the decline over one month in March 2025 (‑3.0% after +1.8% in February). Rapeseed prices fell back by 5.5% (after +2.4% in February), while those of sunflower sped up (+2.1% after +1.0%). Year on year, oilseed prices slowed down (+18.6% after +27.3% in February, and +22.3% in January).

In March 2025, fresh vegetable prices kept on falling year on year (‑0.5% after ‑0.4% in February). The fall in prices intensified for chicories (‑29.4% after ‑20.3%), carrots (‑25.9% after ‑22.7%), coloured onions (‑24.6% after ‑23.7%) and parsley (‑12.8% after ‑6.1%). Prices fell back for cabbages (‑6.5% after +6.5% in February) and radishes (‑4.9% after +10.3%). Those of mushrooms were stable (after ‑2.6%). They bounced back for tomatoes (+1.2% after ‑7.4%) and spinach (+0.3% after ‑3.8%). They slowed down for pumpkins (+4.8% after +10.8%) and cucumbers (+1.2% after +4.8%), and sped up for salads (+27.2% after +16.9%), leeks (+22.4% after +4.8%), beetroots (+9.9% after +7.1%) and turnips (+5.8% after +2.0%). Prices for shallots continued to rise firmly (+69.3% after +72.8% in February, and +55.0% in January).

In March 2025, fresh fruit prices continued to speed up year on year (+4.4% after +2.2% in February, and +1.7% in January). They bounced back clearly for strawberries (+13.8% after ‑15.4%) and slightly for apples (+0.3% after ‑2.6%). They sped up for kiwis (+14.0% after +11.8%), and slowed down for nuts (+17.5% after +32.9%). The fall in prices for pears intensified (‑3.8% after ‑1.2%).

In March 2025, animal prices were stable over one month (after +0.9% in February). They slowed down slightly for large cattle (+3.3% after +3.5%). Prices for calves rose for the seventeenth consecutive month (+1.8% after +1.1%), due to limited supply. In the same time, those of sheep bounced back slightly (+0.5% after ‑1.0%), with an offer under pressure. The fall in prices intensified for pigs (‑7.6% after ‑3.2%) and poultry (‑1.3% after ‑0.5%).

Year on year, animal prices sped up slightly in March 2025 (+5.3% after +4.9% in February). They sped up firmly for large cattle (+16.3% after +11.7%) and calves (+9.6% after +8.2%), but slowed down for sheep (+12.5% after +15.6%). The fall in prices intensified for pigs (‑13.8% after ‑7.3%) and poultry (‑2.7% after ‑1.6% in February).

In March 2025, milk prices sped up over one month (+1.5% after +0.2% in February, and +0.3% in January). Prices for cow milk sped up (+1.6% after +0.2%) while those of goat milk fell back (‑2.7% after +0.6%). Year on year, milk prices sped up (+7.3% after +5.9% in February, and +6.3% in January).

Egg prices sped up firmly over one month (+12.8% after +4.5% in February, and +1.0% in January). The situation was under pressure in France as in Europe: the offer stayed limited while consumption reached record levels. Year on year, they sped up clearly as well (+23.3% after +6.8% in February, and ‑3.6% in January).

In March 2025, purchase prices of intermediate consumption fell back over one month (‑0.5% after +0.1% in February). Prices fell again clearly for energy (‑6.4% after ‑3.4%), driven by the fall in oil prices and the dollar’s depreciation against the euro, et more moderately for the small equipment and tools (‑0.4% after ‑0.6%). Prices for fertilizers and soil improvers slowed down (+1.3% after +3.4%); production costs for nitrogen fertilisers had been driven upwards by the high price of natural gas in the previous months. Those of plant protection products sped up (+0.8% after +0.1%). They continued to go up for the “other goods and services” (+0.3% after +0.5%), veterinary expenses (+0.3% after +0.4%), animal feed (+0.2% as in February), and the maintenance of materials (+0.2% as in February). Prices were stable for seeds (after +0.3%), as for the maintenance of buildings (after +0.1%). Year on year, purchase prices of intermediate consumption dropped for the twenty-forth consecutive month (‑1.9% in March after ‑1.7% in February).

In March 2025, the prices of investment goods fell slightly over one month (‑0.2% after +0.1% in February). They were stable year on year (after +1.1%).

The year-on-year percentage change of the global index of producer prices for agricultural products in February 2025 has been revised upwards by 0.3 percentage points to +4.3%, due to prices revisions for some wines. The year-on-year percentage change of the global index of the purchase prices of inputs for agricultural production in February 2025 has not been revised.