German producer prices for agricultural products decreased by 1.1 percent in June 2025 compared to June 2024, according to data released Friday by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This follows a rise of 2.4 percent in May 2025 and 3.2 percent in April 2025. Month-on-month, prices fell by 1.7 percent from May 2025.
The data reveals diverging trends between plant and animal products, a pattern observed in recent months. Plant-based products saw a year-on-year price decrease of 20.0 percent, while prices for animals and animal products increased by 12.7 percent. This trend continued on a monthly basis, with plant products becoming 7.2 percent cheaper and animal products becoming 1.4 percent more expensive.
The 20.0 percent decline in plant product prices is largely attributed to falling potato prices, which were 64.2 percent lower in June 2025 than in the same month last year. This follows decreases of 41.3 percent in May 2025 and 40.0 percent in April 2025. Month-on-month, potato prices fell by 25.9 percent.
Prices for vegetables decreased overall by 13.6 percent, with significant reductions for lettuce (-60.2 percent), cauliflower (-30.2 percent) and cucumbers (-24.9 percent). However, 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 experiencing a 23.8 percent price increase. Conversely, strawberry prices decreased by 6.5 percent.
Cereals were 0.1 percent cheaper in June 2025 compared to June 2024, while prices for marketable crops generally decreased by 10.1 percent. Rapeseed bucked the trend, rising in price by 8.0 percent year-on-year.
Prices for feed plants continued to fall, decreasing by 3.4 percent year-on-year. Wine prices increased by 1.8 percent.
The 12.7 percent increase in animal and animal product prices is largely driven by rising milk prices, which were 17.0 percent higher in June 2025 compared to the same month last year and 0.2 percent higher than in May 2025. Egg prices also increased by 8.0 percent.
Animal prices were 10.1 percent higher in June 2025 than in June 2024, largely due to a 43.5 percent increase in cattle prices. Conversely, slaughter pig prices fell by 5.1 percent. Poultry prices rose by 9.8 percent, with chicken prices up 10.7 percent and other poultry (ducks and turkeys) up 8.3 percent.