Conducting agricultural production in Ukraine in January-March this year became more expensive by 30.4%, while the total cost index in crop production increased by 25% compared to the first quarter of 2020, in animal breeding – by 42%.
According to the State Statistics Service, the price index for material and technical resources of industrial origin consumed by agriculture has grown by 25.4% since the beginning of the year compared to the same period in 2020.
According to the agency, in March 2021, the cost of agricultural production in Ukraine increased by 6.9% compared to March 2020, while in crop production by 7.4%, livestock – by 5.6%.
The cost of agricultural production in Ukraine in January-September 2020 decreased by 4.1% compared to the same period in 2019.
According to the State Statistics Service, the cost of crop production in January-September decreased by 6.2%, livestock products by 1.3%, material and technical resources of industrial origin used in agriculture by 10.3%.
At the same time, according to the service, the cost of agricultural production in September increased by 3.9% compared to the previous month. Thus, the cost of crop production grew by 2.9%, livestock products by 6.3%, but at the same time, the cost of material and technical resources grew by 2.3%.
As reported, the cost of agricultural production in Ukraine in 2019 decreased by 0.64% compared to 2018.
The costs of agricultural production in Ukraine in January-February 2020 decreased by 7.2% compared to the same period in 2019.
According to the State Statistics Service, the cost of producing crops in January-February fell by 7.8%, livestock products by 6.8%, material and technical resources of industrial origin used in agriculture by 8.4%
At the same time, according to the State Statistics Service, the cost of agricultural production in February compared to the previous month increased by 0.2%. Thus, the costs of crop production decreased 1%, livestock production increased 3.2%, and material and technical resources decreased 1.9%.
As reported, the cost of agricultural production in Ukraine in 2019 decreased by 0.64% compared to 2018.
