Agriculture

Slight decline in agricultural prices in 2024

Slight decline in agricultural prices in 2024

Early estimates for 2024 indicate that the average price of agricultural goods (output) in the EU decreased by 2% compared with 2023, while the average price of goods and services consumed in agriculture (inputs) dropped by 6%. This ...

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EU agricultural labour productivity up by 1.6% in 2024

EU agricultural labour productivity up by 1.6% in 2024

In 2024, the index of agricultural labour productivity in the EU is estimated to have risen year-on-year by 1.6%. This information is based on the first estimates for 2024 from the economic accounts for agriculture. The increase was ...

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Agricultural output varies strongly among regions

Agricultural output varies strongly among regions

In 2022, the agricultural output of the EU amounted to €524 billion. The value of crop output was considerably higher than the value of animal output (55% vs 40% of the total), the remainder (5%) coming from agricultural services. There ...

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3.3 million tonnes of fish caught by EU fleet in 2023

3.3 million tonnes of fish caught by EU fleet in 2023

In 2023, the total EU fish catch was an estimated 3.3 million tonnes (t) of live weight from the 7 marine areas covered by EU statistics. This continued the downward trend in catches since 4.6 million tonnes was taken in 2018. Spain’s ...

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Milk production reached 160.8 million tonnes in 2023

Milk production reached 160.8 million tonnes in 2023

EU farms produced an estimated 160.8 million tonnes of raw milk in 2023. This marks an increase of 0.8 million tonnes compared with 2022 and a rise of 15.8 million tonnes compared with 2013. This information comes from data on milk and ...

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Agriculture output slightly down by 1.5% in 2023

Agriculture output slightly down by 1.5% in 2023

In 2023, agricultural output in the EUwas valued at €537.1 billion (bn) in basic prices, a 1.5% decrease compared with 2022 (€545.4 bn). This slight drop from the peak value of output in 2022 ended the upward trend that had started in ...

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