Through this dashboard, the European Commission provides a monthly summary of price data for the most representative agricultural products and consumer food prices, at both an EU and a global level.

» The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 120.6 points in October 2023, down 0.7 points (0.5 percent) from September, continuing the downward trend and standing 14.8 points (10.9 percent) below its corresponding value a year ago. The slight drop…

There were 9.1 million farms in the EU in 2020, the vast majority of which (an estimated 93%) can be classified as family farms (i.e. farms under family management where 50% or more of the agricultural labour force was provided…

In 2020, there were approximately 9.1 million farms in the European Union (EU). Together, they used 1.55 million km² of land, almost two fifths (37.8 %) of the EU’s total land area. These headline figures underline the important impact…

The EU has a sizeable livestock population: in November/December 2022, there were 134 million pigs (-5% compared with 2021), 75 million bovine animals (-1%), 59 million sheep (-2%) and 11 million goats (-3%).   This information comes from…

Not all farmers own the land they farm, with many choosing to rent. Across EU countries, annual rental prices of one hectare (ha) of agricultural land vary considerably between countries and regions.    Renting one hectare of arable land…

Food prices have increased substantially over 2022. One of the food products with the highest price increase is eggs. Data for January 2023 show that the price of eggs in the EU was, on average, 30% higher than in January 2022.   …

We are celebrating National Pizza Day on 9 February, so we are taking the opportunity to share with you data on price rises related to pizza.  Data for December 2022 show that the price of store-bought pizza and quiche in the EU was, on…

In 2021, the EU’s sparkling wine exports to countries outside the EU amounted to 636 million litres, a significant increase of 29% compared with 494 million litres exported in 2020. This increase comes after the first year of the pandemic, which…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has significantly disturbed global agricultural markets in 2022. Russia and Ukraine had been major exporters of grains, wheat, maize, oilseeds (particularly sunflowers) and fertilisers until the…

Key figures on the European food chain provides a selection of recent data from the domains of agriculture and fisheries statistics, as well as the wider farm to fork chain. The publication is divided into ten chapters, providing facts and figures…

This platform visualises and provides open data on hundreds of national, regional and interregional programmes funded by the EU Budget. Multiple EU funds are covered managed by DG AGRI, DG EMPL, DG HOME, DG MARE and DG REGIO. The platform mainly…

Statistical information is an important tool for understanding and quantifying the impact of political decisions in a specific territory or region. The Eurostat regional yearbook 2022 provides a detailed picture relating to a broad range of…

Kicking off the day with a mug of hot coffee is a daily routine for many. However, recent price rises might make this morning staple almost a luxury. Data for August 2022 show that the price of coffee in the EU was on average 16.9% higher than in…

The EU has a sizeable livestock population of pigs and bovine animals. In May/June 2022, the bovine population had decreased by 2% and the pig population by 5% compared with the same period in 2021, based on the available results of Member States…

In 2021, EU Member States produced 33.1 billion litres of beer containing alcohol and almost 1.7 billion litres of beer, which contained less than 0.5% alcohol or had no alcohol content at all.   Compared with 2020, there was a boost in the…

In 2021, the EU produced over 3.1 billion litres of ice cream, a 4% increase from the previous year.   Over the same period, EU Member States exported 254 million kilograms of ice cream to non-EU countries, worth a total of €850 million. On…

Would you like to learn more about how Europe is doing in terms of the European Green Deal? Access our interactive visualisation tool for statistics on reducing our climate impact, protecting our planet & health and enabling a green & just…

Discover selected statistics detailing the impact on the price of cereals (milling wheat, maize, feed barley) and the price of oilseeds (rapeseed and crude sunflower oil) as well as prices of milling wheat, SRW, maize and soybeans futures. A series…

» The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 158.5 points in April 2022, down 1.2 points (0.8 percent) from the all-time high reached in March, though still 36.4 points (29.8 percent) above its value in the corresponding month last year. The drop in…