On the cost side of agriculture, the index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production (excluding turnover tax) increased by 0.2% from January to April 2025. Standing at 130.8 (2020 = 100), it was 0.8% above the level of a year earlier, after it had been unchanged year-on-year in January 2025, 1.2% lower year-on-year in October 2024, 1.6% lower year-on-year in July 2024 and 4.6% lower year-on-year in April 2024.