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In the second quarter of 2026, EU agricultural output prices fell by an average of 5.8% compared with the same period in 2025, marking the third consecutive quarter of year-on-year decline, according to data published by Eurostat.
At the same time, the average price of agricultural inputs not related to investment, including energy, fertilisers and feedingstuffs, increased by 4.7% year-on-year. This rise followed a period of relative input price stability throughout 2025 and into the first quarter of 2026.
Agricultural output prices decreased in 20 EU countries. The sharpest declines were recorded in Denmark (-17.2%), Ireland (-16.2%), Latvia and Estonia (-14.5% each), followed by Luxembourg and Lithuania (-14.2% each). In contrast, the strongest increases were observed in Croatia and Malta (+3.9% each) and Cyprus (+3.5%).
Input prices followed a different trend, increasing in all EU countries. Lithuania recorded the largest rise (+16.4%), followed by Romania (+11.7%) and Latvia (+9.7%). The smallest increases were registered in Hungary and Portugal (+1.2% each) and Malta (+1.5%).
Among the main agricultural products, EU milk prices recorded a particularly sharp year-on-year decline of 16.6% between the second quarters of 2025 and 2026, while cereal prices fell by 5.6%.
On the cost side, energy and lubricants showed one of the strongest increases. Their average price across the EU rose by 22.0% year-on-year, while fertilisers and soil improvers became 13.4% more expensive.
The Eurostat figures therefore show opposing trends for EU agriculture in the second quarter of 2026, with declining output prices coinciding with rising costs for key agricultural inputs.
September 10, 2026/ Eurostat/ European Union.
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
