Changes in producer prices for agricultural products
In comparison with the same period of 2015 in January-March, 2016 producers’ prices of agricultural products decreased by 10.4%, as well as, producers’ prices of plant-growing products by 20.5% and producers’ prices of livestock products increased by 0.1%. Increasing of production of wheat in the country for 16.5% compared to 2015 due to increasing of its productivity, decreasing of wheat price in the world market during last periods and suspension of application of value added taxes for import and sale of wheat since January of the current year impact on reduction of prices of plant-growing production. Besides, prices of some vegetable products also decreased.
In March, 2016 compared to February producers’ prices of agricultural products increased by 0.3%, as well as, producers’ prices of plant-growing products by 0.1% and producers’ prices of livestock products decreased by 0.4%. In March compared to February from plant-growing products decreasing was observed in producers’ prices of wheat, barley and onion and increasing was observed in the prices of nut, hazelnut, apple, chestnut, pomegranate and quince. There is no significant changes in other plant-growing products.
During March from livestock products increasing was observed in producers’ prices of poultry meat and milk and decreasing in producers’ prices of egg, beef, live sheep and goats. There is no significant changes in other livestock products.
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