Scary price hikes this year, that's what they were in last year.

According to the AKS in the first quarter of 2022, the price index of livestock products is up 15.33 percent compared to the same period in 2021. The price index of plant products, however, has an increase of 25.62 percent.

According to AKS publications, the overall index of agricultural products has an increase of 17.72%, compared to the same period in 2021.

The data presented in this publication includes data on the index from January to March 2022 (2015=100), covering 2015-22. To make comparisons and note the changes, data has been presented for the first quarter (TM1) of 2015-2022 with the year Basic 2015, 6: 2015 =100).

Prices of local agricultural products in Kosovo have been collected in this publication. Price collection has taken place in markets, farms, and other countries.

Productions, which provide basis for the price index of agricultural products, are divided into two main groups: Plant and animal products.

Within the framework of plant products, prices are collected for these groups: cereals, foraging plants, vegetables, potatoes, and trees.

In livestock products, prices are collected for livestock and livestock products. Within livestock, prices accumulate for four categories of animals: cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens. These awards are based on the living weight of animals. In the framework of livestock products, prices are collected for milk, eggs and honey. All prices are estimated at the Euro and the measurement units are in: kilos, liters and pieces.

In the first quarter of 2022, the price index of livestock products has growth for (15.33%) compared to the same period in 2021. The price index of plant products has an increase of (25,62%) in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. The total agricultural product index has growth for (17.72%) compared to the same period in 2021.

Three-month agricultural product prices index 2010-2022 (2015=100)

Tab. 2: Monthly index of agricultural products prices, January-March 2022 (2015=100)

Tab. 1: Average monthly prices for some January-March 2022 agricultural products

Prices have been collected from November 2003 and have been collected in seven regions: Pristina, Mitrovica, Peja, Gjakova, Prizren, Ferizaj and Gjilan. Prices have been collected each month about the 15th. From the start, the number of articles for which prices have been collected has increased progressively. Some awards are not available throughout the period. Prices accumulate for 71 products and measures the prices farmers receive for the share of their products that have been sold. The weights for calculating indexes are largely based on economic accounts in Agriculture in 2015, which is the basic year for indexs (2015=100). It should be stressed that weights, worth or months, reflect only the share of agricultural products in Kosovo that are sold outside the agricultural family economies. For some products the value of total production may be much higher than reflected in weight. / P ERISCOPI/