Fertilizer prices have risen more than 60% compared to 2024

Omissions

• Two independent sources or one primary source confirming the specific claim about fertilizer prices rising more than 60% compared to 2024 could not be found. The session date is 2026-04-29, so the MEP could have known data from the EU Fertilisers Market Observatory up to that date. The Fertilisers Market Observatory (agriculture.ec.europa.eu) publishes monthly data that would be relevant to this claim but direct access to the specific reports was not available.
• One source mentions fertilizer costs being around 60% higher than 2020, not 2024, indicating the MEP may have confused reference periods.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - Agricultural prices in 2025Early estimates for 2025 suggest that the average price of agricultural goods (output) in the EU went up by 3% compared with 2024.
• PrimaryEurostat - Agricultural prices Q1 2025In the first quarter of 2025, the average price of agricultural output in the EU rose by 2.6%, marking a second consecutive quarter of price increases.
• PrimaryEU Fertilisers Market ObservatoryThe Observatory provides dashboards and reports displaying statistical data and evolution of fertiliser prices, trade, and production on the European market.
• SecondaryDemocrata - European agricultural organizations on fertilizer action planFertilizer costs are still around 60% higher than in 2020.