On the cost side of agriculture, the index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production (excluding turnover tax) decreased by 0.5% from April to July 2024. Standing at 129.1 (2020 = 100), it was 1.6% below the level of a year earlier, after it had been 4.6% lower year-on-year in April 2024, 7.6% lower year-on-year in January 2024, 8.9% lower year-on-year in October 2023 and 5.4% lower year-on-year in July 2023.