In 2021, the average selling prices of agricultural products by agricultural enterprises in Moldova increased by 13.7% compared to 2020.
This was reported by the National Bureau of Statistics, noting that, at the same time, producer prices for crop products in 2021, compared to the previous year, increased by an average of 12.6%, and prices for livestock products increased by 20.4%. It should be noted that in 2021, the highest growth in prices for crop products was in the first quarter of the year - by 29.4%, and the lowest - in the fourth quarter (+5.1%). In particular, in 2021, the most increased producer prices for soybean (+45.3%), rapeseed (+41%), sunflower (+25.3%), tobacco (+22.1%), while were reduced prices for potatoes and vegetables in general (-3.5%), for berries and fruits (-23.4%), gourds (-31.8%). Unlike crop products, prices for livestock products in 2021 grew quarterly by 19-23.3%. In general, according to the results of the year, prices for livestock products increased in almost all categories: eggs - by 29%, poultry (in live weight) - by 24%, cattle - by 6.4%, milk - by 5.6%. Recall that in 2020, compared to 2019, prices for agricultural products increased by an average of 22.5%: crop products rose in price by 32.4%, and livestock products fell in price by 4.3%. The data of the NBS are presented for agricultural enterprises and peasant (farm) enterprises with an area of agricultural land from 50 hectares (without data from enterprises and organizations on the left bank of the Dniester and Bender) and reflect the dynamics of average prices, based on the actual structure of their sales of agricultural products. // 07.03.2022 — InfoMarket
