Prices of key food products continue to rise, or have stabilized but at a high level, according to agricultural market analysis by the agricultural and food market center (Põllumajandus ja toiduturg) for the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 2025).
The analysis examined milk, butter, pork and beef, eggs, cereals and berries as the main food items and found rises in virtually all categories, save for cereals, which have seen a price fall in the past quarter.
The main drivers of price rises are increasing energy and labor costs and the overall international situation in agricultural product markets, the analysis found.
Milk prices rose by 2.5 percent in the second quarter, while milk sold in plastic bags rose by 7.1 percent in price, on year to the same quarter. Milk prices for products sold in Tetra Pak packaging rose even more in that time frame, by nine percent. Inflation here was mainly influenced by rising production costs (including packaging, energy and labor) and the higher price of raw milk, compared with last year.
Butter prices have stabilized, albeit at a high level. In Q2 2024, the average price of butter stood at approximately €6.32/kg, but as of Q2 2025, the figure had risen to €8.08/kg. Here, too, higher energy and labor costs made their effects known, as well as a general fall in worldwide milk production.
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