Output prices in double figures

Output prices in the Dutch food industry rose by 10.8 percent in October this year compared with October last year. Output prices were still stable in January. Now that prices in the Netherlands are hitting record levels on almost all fronts, due to rising prices for energy, raw materials and transport, among other things, the prices of the food industry are not lagging behind. A double-digit increase is not to be found in the CBS figures of the last ten years. Both at home and abroad, the sales prices of the Dutch food industry rose by percentages not seen for a long time. This is evident from an analysis of recent CBS figures by our editors.

Food oils and fats industry leader

Customers in all branches of the food industry paid higher prices in October. The highest price increases were recorded in the food industry (+33.0 percent), the animal feed industry (+17.8 percent), and the slaughterhouses and meat products industry (+13.7 percent). Price increases were much smaller in the bread and pasta industry (+0.4 percent), the fruit and vegetable processing industry (+1.0 percent) and the flour industry (+2.5 percent). 

Domestic selling prices rose more than export prices in all branches

Output prices charged by the food industry in the Netherlands rose by 13.2 percent in October. Output prices abroad rose less rapidly (+8.5 percent). All branches of the food industry showed the same picture: higher price rises at home than abroad. The largest differences (4 percentage points) were seen in the slaughterhouses and meat processing industry and the fish processing industry. The smallest (at most 1 percentage point) were in the bread and pasta industry and in the fruit and vegetable processing industry.