CSO: 11% increase in dairy producer prices in 2025
Prices for dairy products increased by more than 11% in the 12 months to December 2025, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Producer prices for food products increased by 1.7% in the 12 months to December 2025, while the Food Products, Beverages & Tobacco Index was up by 1%.
Some of the most notable changes in producer prices for food products over the period were: dairy products (+11.1%); fish and fish products (+5.1%); vegetables and animal oils and fats (-16.2%).
That's according to the CSO's Wholesale Price Index December 2025 published today (Thursday, January 22).
Meanwhile, wholesale electricity prices fell by 11.7% in the month to December 2025 and were 20.9% lower than December 2024.
Domestic producer prices for manufactured goods were on average 0.8% higher in December 2025 compared with December 2024, while producer prices for exported goods were down by 7.2%.
Overall, manufacturing producer prices were 6.4% lower in the year.
Producer prices
The most noteworthy changes in other producer prices in the year to December 2025 were: chemicals and chemical poducts (+30.8%); pulp, paper and paper products (+3%); other non-metallic mineral products (+2.7%); beverages (-3.3%); and mining and quarrying (-3.1%).
Wholesale prices for construction products declined by 0.1% in the month to December 2025 but rose by 0.9% in the 12 months since December 2024.
Commenting on the publication, statistician in the CSO Prices Division, Deirdre Toher said:
“Wholesale price inflation showed a decrease in December 2025 with a 0.6% decline in the overall Producer Price Index for manufacturing industries in the month.
"The price index for export sales was down by 0.7% since November 2025, while the index for home sales was up by 0.1% in the month.
"Producer prices for products sold on the domestic market were 0.8% higher in December 2025 compared with December 2024. In the 12 months to December 2025, export producer prices fell by 7.2%, while overall producer prices were down by 6.4%."
The annual average of the overall Producer Price Index for manufacturing industries for 2025 was down 2.9% on the annual average for 2024, according to the CSO.
