Livestock Product Prices Experience the Highest Increase in the EAEU

The Eurasian Economic Commission reported that in August, farm producer prices in the EAEU rose by 1% relative to June. In Armenia, they dropped by 5.2%, and in Kyrgyzstan by 1.9%. In Belarus, the increase was 0.2%, in Kazakhstan 0.5%, and in Russia 1.4%.

In the crop production sector, prices decreased by 1.1% over the period. Declines were noted in Armenia (6.1%), Belarus (0.8%), Russia (1.1%), and Kyrgyzstan (7.4%). Kazakhstan was the only country listed where such product prices increased, with an addition of 0.6%.

Producer prices for livestock products rose by 2.6% in August. In Russia, the increase was 3.3%, in Kyrgyzstan 2.9%, in Belarus 0.4%, and in Kazakhstan 0.2%. In Armenia, the rate dropped by 3.1%.

Compared to December 2025, overall producer prices in August 2026 were 2.3% lower. Annually, relative to August 2025, the reduction was 2.5%. Since December 2025, crop producer prices decreased by 4.7% and livestock producer prices by 0.3%.

The annual data for 2025 show that relative to 2024, agricultural producers in the EAEU increased prices by 8.5%. In Kyrgyzstan, the rise was 15.5%, in Russia 9.8%, in Belarus 8.4%, in Armenia 4.7%. In Kazakhstan, prices decreased by 0.1%.

Throughout 2025, producer prices for crop production increased by 10.3%, with Kyrgyzstan seeing a 17.2% rise, Russia 12.1%, Armenia 7.3%, Belarus 6.9%, and Kazakhstan 1.1%. In livestock, the annual growth was 7.5%, with Kyrgyzstan at 14%, Belarus 8.8%, Russia 8%, Kazakhstan 1.3%, and Armenia 2.3%.