Agricultural input prices increased in August

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced the Agricultural Input Price Index (Agri-GFE) data for August. Accordingly, the agricultural input price index recorded an increase of 3.41 percent in August compared to the previous month.

According to the August Agri-GFE data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute, the index increased by 3.41 percent compared to the previous month. According to the released data, the index recorded an increase of 21.15 percent compared to December of the previous year, 30.28 percent compared to August 2025, and 33.05 percent according to the 12-month averages.

When examined on the basis of main groups, the index for goods and services used in agriculture increased by 3.77 percent compared to the previous month, while the index for goods and services contributing to agricultural investment saw an increase of 1.17 percent. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the increase in the index for goods and services used in agriculture was 31.63 percent, and the increase in the index for goods and services contributing to agricultural investment was 22.16 percent.

While the sub-groups showing the lowest increase in annual Agri-GFE changes were determined as materials with 21.16 percent and agricultural pesticides with 22.59 percent, the sub-groups experiencing the highest increase were energy and lubricants with 43.14 percent and seeds and planting material with 31.19 percent. On a monthly basis, fertilizers and soil improvers were calculated as the sub-group with the lowest increase at 0.59 percent, while energy and lubricants were recorded as the sub-group with the highest increase at 9.58 percent.