Changes in producer prices for agricultural products
In comparison with the same period of 2015 in January-April, 2016 producers’ prices of agricultural products decreased by 10.3%, as well as, producers’ prices of plant-growing products by 21.0% and producers’ prices of livestock products increased by 0.8%. 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 producers’ prices of plant-growing production. Besides, prices of some vegetable products also decreased.
Generally, producers’ prices of agricultural products remained stable compared to previous month, although in April, 2016 compared to March producers’ prices of plant-growing products decreased by 0.2%, producers’ prices of livestock products increased by 0.2%.
In April compared to March from plant-growing products increasing was observed in producers’ prices of apple and cabbage and decreasing was observed in the producers’ prices of nut, cucumber, tomato. There are no significant changes in other plant-growing products.
During April from livestock products decreasing was observed in producers’ prices of milk and mutton and increasing in producers’ prices of egg, beef and poultry meat. There are no significant changes in other livestock products.
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