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15 September 2026
EU farm output prices fall for third straight quarter as input costs rise
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15 September 2026
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The average price of agricultural output in the EU fell by 5.8% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier, the third consecutive quarterly decline, while input costs rose by 4.7% after a period of relative stability. Milk prices dropped 16.6% and cereal prices fell 5.6%, while energy and fertiliser costs rose sharply, squeezing farm margins.
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Output prices fell year-on-year in 20 EU countries, with the sharpest declines in Denmark (-17.2%), Ireland (-16.2%), Latvia and Estonia (both -14.5%). Croatia, Malta and Cyprus were among the few countries recording increases. Input prices, by contrast, rose in every EU country, led by Lithuania (+16.4%), Romania (+11.7%) and Latvia (+9.7%), with energy and lubricants up 22.0% and fertilisers and soil improvers up 13.4% at EU level.
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