Highlights
1. Monthly indexOverall index
The Producer Price Index–Agriculture, which was 119.9 in March 2021 increased by 5.5% to reach 126.5 in June 2021. The monthly increases were as follows: April (+1.2%), May (+4.2%) and June (+0.1%).
Sugar cane
The index for “Sugar cane” for the period July 2020 to June 2021 was 88.8 based on the final price of sugar for the 2020 crop. This represents an increase of 23.5% over the 2019 crop.
Other crop products
- In April, the index rose by 2.0% due to an increase of 5.7% in the prices of fresh vegetables (other fresh vegetables, tomato and creepers).
- In May, the index increased by 6.1% mainly due to an increase of 13.9% in the prices of fresh vegetables (creepers, brinjal, tomato and cabbage), partly offset by decreases in the prices of fruits and nuts (-4.9%) and, edible roots and tubers (-7.4%).
- In June, the index rose by 0.2% mainly due to increases in the prices of fresh vegetables (creepers and brinjal) (+2.2%) and, fruits and nuts (+3.2%), partly offset by a decrease in the prices of edible roots and tubers (-16.6%)
Animals and animal products
- In April, the index increased by 1.1% mainly due to increases in the prices of eggs (+5.3%) and cattle (+2.0%).
- In May, the index rose by 5.2% due to increases in the prices of poultry (+7.5%) and eggs (+1.2%).
- In June, the index remained unchanged at 108.4.
2. Quarterly index
The overall index for the second quarter of 2021 increased by 4.5% compared to the previous quarter and by 10.1% compared to the corresponding quarter.
