Annual change in the index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production was -9 per cent in the third quarter of 2023

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release | Index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production 2023, 3rd quarter

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According to Statistics Finland, the annual change in the index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production was -9 per cent in the third quarter of 2023. Agricultural production commodities and services cost 14 per cent less and investments six per cent more than one year ago. The fall in prices is mainly explained by lower prices of fertilisers, but animal fodder and energy cost clearly less than one year ago.

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  • Agricultural production commodities and services cost 14 per cent less and investments six per cent more in the third quarter of 2023 than one year previously.
  • The prices of fertilisers decreased by 44 per cent in the third quarter of 2023 compared with the year before.
  • The prices of fodder went down by 15 per cent in the third quarter of 2023 compared with one year ago.
  • The price of energy fell by 10 per cent in the third quarter of 2023 from twelve months back.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production [online publication].
Reference period: 2023, 3rd quarter. ISSN=2814-4686 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.4.2025].
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