August 9 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s producer prices in agriculture decreased by an annual 10.1% in the first six months of 2023, driven by a fall in plant products, the country's statistical office said.
Producer prices for plant products dropped by 13.8% on the year in the first half of 2023, mostly driven by a decline in key crops, the National Bureau of Statistics, BNS, said in a press release last week.
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Producer prices for animal products saw a 6.7% annual increase in January-June.
In the second quarter alone, producer prices in agriculture fell by 18.2% on the year, compared to a 3.7% annual drop in the first quarter of 2023.
In 2022, Moldova recorded a 13.6% increase in agricultural producer prices.
Moldova's January-June producer prices in agriculture (pct change, y/y):
| |
Jan-June 2023 |
| Total agricultural products |
-10.1 |
| Plant products |
-13.8 |
| -rapeseed |
-36.2 |
| -sunflower |
-27.3 |
| -soy |
-22.0 |
| -barley |
-17.2 |
| -wheat |
-15.8 |
| Animal products |
+6.7 |
| -eggs |
+16.7 |
| -milk |
+8.5 |
| -live-weight animals |
+5.0 |