Index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production 2026, 3rd quarter
Purchase prices of the means of agricultural production grew by 7.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2026 year-on-year
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland, the index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production rose by 7.6 per cent in the the third quarter of 2026 year-on-year. Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture cost 9.7 per cent more, while agricultural investments cost 3.6 per cent more compared to the previous year. Compared to the previous quarter, purchase prices of the means of agricultural production rose by 0.5 per cent.
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- Purchase prices of the means of agricultural production rose by 7.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2026 year-on-year.
- The increase in the index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production was mainly driven by higher prices of motor fuels, fuels for heating, fertilisers and soil improvers in the third quarter 2026 compared with a year earlier.
- Prices of motor fuels were 50.1 per cent higher in the third quarter of 2026 year-on-year.
- Prices of fuels for heating were 45.9 per cent higher in the third quarter of 2026 year-on-year.
- Prices of fertilisers and soil improvers were 10.8 per cent higher in the third quarter of 2026 year-on-year.
Key product groups behind the index changes
The increase in the index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production was mainly influenced by higher prices of motor fuels, fuels for heating, fertilisers and soil improvers in the third quarter 2026 compared with a year earlier.
Motor fuels cost 50.1 per more and fuels for heating 45.9 per cent more in the third quarter of 2026 year-on-year. Prices of fertilisers and soil improvers, in turn, rose by 10.8 per cent year-on-year.
The increase in the index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production was curbed especially by 2.3 per cent lower prices of animal feedingstuffs and 1.3 per cent cheaper electricity in the third quarter 2026 year-on-year.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production [online publication].
Reference period: 2026, 3rd quarter. ISSN=2814-4686 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 13.11.2026].
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