Prices of livestock and animal products rose 3.9%, within which prices of live animals were up 5.6%, while animal product prices edged up 0.6%.
Crop prices were up 11.8%. Grain prices were up 10.7%, with wheat prices rising by 25%.
Fruit prices were down 2.1% as the price of apples dropped by 65% and the price of pears fell 12.3%.
Vegetable prices rose a sharp 28.7%, with tomato prices up 8.3%, green pepper prices rising by 38.5%, and cucumber prices growing by 12.3%. Potato prices jumped by a huge 190.3%.
Agricultural input prices rose 5.2% in the first half, meaning that the terms of trade improved by 3.5% for producers during the period, after deteriorating by 2.2% during 2018.
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