Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 6 / Trend A. Hasanov /
The production prices on agricultural products decreased by 1.5 percent in August compared to the previous month, the State Statistics Committee said on Thursday.
The producer prices on annual plants fell by 4.1 percent, perennial - 3.6 percent in August. Production corn prices fell by 0.4 percent, potatoes - 10.8 percent, onions - 0.6 percent, garlic - 5 percent, beet - 12.6 percent, cucumbers - 24.6 percent, tomatoes - 0.3 percent, eggplant - 5.5 percent, sweet pepper - 33.1 percent, clover - 1.3 percent.
Production prices on wheat increased by 0.7 percent, green beans - 16.7 percent, watermelons and melons - 2.2 percent, greens - 2.5 percent, dry grass - 2.2 percent.
The production price on apples fell by 10.6 percent, pears - 4.5 percent, peaches - 13.7 percent, plums - 2.5 percent, hazelnuts - 8.3 percent.
Production prices on livestock products in August rose by 1.1 percent compared to the previous month. Production prices on veal fell by 1 percent, mutton and poultry (live weight) - 0.7 and 0.3 percent respectively, turkey - 1.3 percent. Production prices on cow's milk increased by 6.4 percent, eggs - 1.9 percent.
There was a 1.1 percent decline in prices for fish and fish products in August.