The domestic agricultural market experienced mixed price developments over the past year, with the overall agricultural price index rising by 1.0%, reflecting divergent trends across the main crop and livestock production sectors.

According to official data from INSTAT, the increase was not uniform, but was driven primarily by several specific categories that placed the greatest pressure on consumers' budgets.

The sharpest price increases were recorded in livestock products, particularly eggs, which posted the highest annual increase of 8.5% in 2025 compared with 2024. This significantly influenced the subgroup of other livestock products, which as a whole recorded a 5.2% increase.

The livestock sector has been facing a prolonged crisis, characterized by a sharp decline in herd numbers and rising production costs.

At the same time, the lack of subsidies has resulted in domestic products entering the market at relatively high prices, making competition with imports increasingly difficult. Last year, Eurostat ranked Albania third in Europe for high retail dairy prices.

In the crop sector, the strongest price growth was recorded for fruit and vegetable products, which registered an average increase of 4.7%.

Within this category, the highest increases were recorded for citrus fruits at 6.4%, olives at 6.3%, and fruit overall at 5.3%. In addition, the wine sector recorded an annual price increase of 5.8%, while olive oil prices rose by 4.1%.

As a result, consumers faced higher costs for a broad range of everyday products, despite the sector's overall average price growth remaining relatively moderate.

On the other hand, prices declined for several products. Potatoes recorded an annual decrease of 5.6%, followed by poultry at 3.7%, while other dairy products fell by 2.7%.

The data indicate that the balance between supply and demand remains fragile, with factors ranging from rising livestock input costs to the seasonal dynamics of fruit production reshaping prices in the domestic market.