In the first half of this year, average retail prices for products sold by agricultural enterprises have amounted to 93%, or by over 7% less than the same period last year, IPN has learned from the National Bureau of Statistics.

Vegetable prices posted by producers have fallen on average by 8.2%. Tobacco prices have fallen by 33%, berry cultures – by 31%, sunflower seeds (excluding sort seeds) – by 18%, rapeseed – by 15%, cereals and legumes – by 9% (of them, legume bean cultures – by 24%), corn (excluding sort seeds) – by 10%, wheat (excluding sort seeds) – by 3%. Meanwhile, fruit prices have risen by 38%, vegetables – by 18%, and potatoes – by 3%.

Animal product prices have fallen on average by 4%. Prices for food-grade eggs have fallen by 11%, pigs (livestock) – by 7%, poultry – by 6%. Concurrently, livestock cattle prices have gone up by 33%, sheep and goat (livestock) – by 8%.

The data was submitted by agricultural enterprises and farmer households that span over surfaces of 50ha and larger, excluding those on the left bank of the Nistru river and the municipality of Bender.