Index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production 2024, May

Purchase prices of the means of agricultural production fell by 1.8 per cent in May 2024 year-on-year

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Statistics Finland reports that producer prices of agricultural products decreased by 1.8 per cent in May 2024 compared with the previous year’s corresponding period. Prices of goods and services consumed in agriculture decreased by 3.3 per cent and agricultural investments increased by 1.1 per cent compared with the previous year’s corresponding period.

Key selections

  • Prices of fertilizers decreased by 12.3 per cent in May 2024 compared with the previous year’s corresponding period.
  • The price of energy increased by 3.2 per cent in May 2024 compared with the previous year’s corresponding period.
  • Prices of animal feeding stuffs decreased by 8.4 per cent in May 2024 compared with the previous year’s corresponding period.
  • Prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment increased by 1.1 per cent in May 2024 compared with the previous year’s corresponding period.

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, May. ISSN=2814-4686 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 6.9.2026].
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Marianne Rautelin
Senior Statistician
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