German producer prices for agricultural products decreased by 1.1 percent in June 2025 compared to June 2024, according to data released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Friday. This follows a rate of +2.4 percent in May 2025 and +3.2 percent in April 2025. Month-on-month, producer prices fell by 1.7 percent from May 2025.
The data indicates diverging trends in prices for plant and animal products, a pattern observed in recent months. Plant-based products experienced a price decline of 20.0 percent year-on-year, while prices for animals and animal products increased by 12.7 percent. This trend continued on a monthly basis, with plant-based products becoming cheaper (-7.2 percent) and animal products becoming more expensive (+1.4 percent).
The 20.0 percent drop in plant product prices is largely attributed to falling potato prices, which were 64.2 percent lower in June 2025 than in June 2024, following declines of 41.3 percent in May and 40.0 percent in April. Month-on-month, potato prices decreased by 25.9 percent.
Vegetable prices also decreased by 13.6 percent year-on-year, with significant declines observed in lettuce (-60.2 percent), cauliflower (-30.2 percent) and cucumbers (-24.9 percent). Conversely, prices for asparagus and mushrooms increased by 20.9 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively.
Fruit prices were 14.2 percent higher year-on-year, with table apples seeing a substantial increase of 23.8 percent. Strawberries, however, decreased in price by 6.5 percent compared to June 2024.
Cereal prices were marginally lower, down 0.1 percent year-on-year (compared to -0.7 percent in May). Overall, marketable crops were 10.1 percent cheaper than a year prior, though rapeseed increased by 8.0 percent.
Prices for fodder plants continued to fall, decreasing by 3.4 percent year-on-year (following a -14.4 percent decrease in May). Wine prices saw a slight increase of 1.8 percent.
The 12.7 percent increase in animal and animal product prices year-on-year is largely due to rising milk prices, which were 17.0 percent higher than in June 2024 (compared to +17.9 percent in May 2025). Month-on-month, milk prices increased by 0.2 percent. Egg prices also increased by 8.0 percent year-on-year (compared to +6.2 percent in May 2024).
Animal prices were 10.1 percent higher than in June 2024 (compared to +7.8 percent in May), primarily driven by a 43.5 percent increase in beef prices. Slaughter pig prices, however, fell by 5.1 percent. Poultry prices rose by 9.8 percent, with chicken seeing a 10.7 percent increase and other poultry (ducks and turkeys) increasing by 8.3 percent.
