Informations Rapides · 31 March 2026 · n° 87

In February 2026, agricultural producer prices fell back year on year Indices of agricultural prices - February 2026

In February 2026, agricultural producer prices fell back year on year (‑1.4% after +0.2% in January, and +0.5% in December 2025). Over one month, agricultural producer prices without seasonality – excluding fruits and vegetables (including potatoes) and horticultural products – fell back (‑1.0% after +0.6% in January, and ‑0.8% in December).

Year on year, the fall in agricultural input purchase prices softened (‑0.6% after ‑1.1% in January). They continued to go up over one month (+0.6% after +0.5%).

In February 2026, cereal prices continued to rise over one month (+1.2% after +1.2% in January, and ‑1.9% in December). Prices sped up for soft wheat (+1.4% after +1.0% in January), they bounced back for durum wheat (+1.0% after ‑0.1%), and slowed down for maize (+1.3% after +2.6%) and barley (+0.3% after +0.7%). Year on year, the sharp decline in cereal prices continued at the same pace in February (‑14.1% after ‑14.9% in January, and ‑15.0% in December).

Oilseed prices sped up over one month in February 2026 (+3.4% after +2.8% in January, and ‑2.1% in December). Rapeseed prices sped up clearly (+5.1% after +0.9% in January), those of sunflowers slowed down (+1.5% after 6.4%). The fall in soya prices softened (‑0.3% after ‑1.4%). Year on year, the fall in oilseed prices was less pronounced in February (‑4.7% after ‑6.6% in January, and ‑8.1% in December).

In February 2026, the fall in fresh vegetable prices continued at the same pace year on year (‑10.4% after ‑10.3% in January, and ‑11.6% in December). The fall in prices intensified for leeks (‑30.6% after ‑19.5%), pumkins (‑16.6% after ‑7.1%), salads (‑7.4% after ‑0.5%), and softened for cabbages (‑18.8% after ‑24.8%), onions (‑17.9% after ‑22.1%), and chicories (‑6.4% after ‑10.6%). Prices fell back for radishes (‑6.4% after +18.1%), beetroots (‑5.9% after +0.4%) and mushrooms (‑4.9% after a stability in January), and bounced back for carrots (+3.5% after ‑3.4%). Tomato prices continued to rise (+4.9% after +4.8%).

The fall in fresh fruit prices intensified year on year in February 2026 (‑2.0% after ‑1.0% in January, and +0.5% in December 2025). Prices went down more firmly for pears (‑4.4% after ‑4.1%) and apples (‑3.1% after ‑2.2%). They slowed down for kiwis (+1.2% after +3.8%) and nuts (+1.4% after +2.8%).

Potato prices still decreased very clearly over a year (‑44.8% after ‑46.5% in January).

In February 2026, animal prices were stable over one month (after +0.4% in January, and +0.1% in December). They continued to speed up for calves (+2.4% after +1.5% in January, and +0.9% in December), and slowed down for large cattle (+0.6% after +1.2%) and poultry (+0.2% after +0.8%). Sheep prices were nearly stable (‑0.1% after +2.3%). Those for pigs continued to go down (‑3.7% after ‑3.6%).

Year on year, animal prices slowed down slightly yet remained at a high rate in February 2026 (+14.6% after +15.6% in January, and +15.8% in December). The rise in prices was sharp again for large cattle (+32.0% after +35.2% in January) and calves (+22.0% after +20.6%). Poultry prices sped up slightly (+0.7% after +0.2%). The fall in prices continued to deepen for pigs (‑14.8% after ‑14.0% in January, and ‑10.6% in December), and to soften for sheep (‑1.2% after ‑3.3% and ‑5.9%).

In February 2026, the fall in milk prices softened over one month (‑2.4% after ‑3.4% in January, and ‑0.6% in December). Year on year, the fall in milk prices intensified (‑6.7% after ‑4.1% in January, and ‑0.4% in December).

Egg prices slowed down over one month (+0.8% after +1.1% in January, and +0.1% in December). They slowed down too year on year but remained at a high rate (+22.9% after +26.6% and +26.0%).

In February 2026, purchase prices of intermediate consumption continued to rise over one month (+0.6% after +0.5% in January). Prices sped up for fertilizers and soil improvers (+1.5% after +0.2%), in a context of implementation of the “device for carbon border adjustment mechanism”, and for veterinary expenses (+1.2% after ‑0.3%). They slowed down for energy in February (+2.4% after +4.7%), prior to the beginning of the conflict in Middle East. Those for plant protection products bounced back (+0.3% after ‑1.0%), while those for maintenance of machines continued to rise at roughly the same pace (+0.3% after +0.2%). Prices for small equipment and tools fell back (‑0.7% after +0.2%), while the fall in animal feed softened slightly (‑0.3% after ‑0.5%). Prices were almost stable for seeds (+0.1% after +0.2%) and “other goods and services” (+0.1% after ‑0.2%), and stable for the maintenance of buildings (after +0.6%). Year on year, the fall in purchase prices of intermediate consumption softened (‑1.5% after ‑2.0% in January).

In Febuary 2026, prices of investment goods sped up slightly over one month (+0.5% after +0.3% in January). Year on year, prices of investment goods sped up too (+1.9% after +1.4%).

The year-on-year percentage change in the global index of producer prices for agricultural products in January 2026 has been revised upwards by 0.2 percentage points, to +0.2%. The incorporation of new information on certain wines led to a sharp revision of the wine index. The year-on-year percentage change in the global index of the purchase prices of inputs for agricultural production in January 2026 has been revised upwards by 0.2 percentage points, to ‑1.1%.