By the end of 2025, total agricultural output was estimated to have declined marginally by 0.1 per cent compared with 2024, while gross value added decreased by 1.7 per cent, the NSO said Monday.
The total output value generated by the local agricultural sector during 2025 was estimated to have reached €141.8 million, representing a slight decline of 0.1 per cent compared with 2024. In contrast, intermediate consumption by operating agricultural holdings increased by 0.9 per cent to €87.9 million. As a result, gross value added decreased by 1.7 per cent over the previous year to €53.9 million. Consumption of fixed capital inputs utilised by farmers in generating their output declined by 0.6 per cent to €7.1 million, while wages and salaries paid to employees increased by 10.6 per cent to €9.5 million.
The financial support provided to the sector during the year under review, consisting of assistance from EU-funded programmes as well as Government-funded initiatives, increased by 4.7 per cent, from €27.4 million in 2024 to €28.7 million in 2025. Notwithstanding this increase, the net operating surplus of the sector decreased by 0.7 per cent to €66.0 million. Moreover, after factoring in the negative net property income of €1.0 million paid by the sector during 2025, the net entrepreneurial income of the sector was estimated to have declined by 0.7 per cent to €65.0 million.
The decrease in the value of agricultural output resulted from lower output values for livestock meat products and crop production, which declined by 1.8 per cent and 0.2 per cent respectively. However, these decreases were partly offset by higher output values for products from secondary activities and animal products, which increased by 2.8 per cent and 1.4 per cent respectively.
On the expenditure side, intermediate consumption recorded by agricultural holdings reflected higher expenses on other expenses, crop cultivation expenditure, and energy and fuel costs, which rose by 3.2 per cent, 2.7 per cent and 1.0 per cent respectively. Conversely, livestock feeding expenses decreased marginally by 0.8 per cent.