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While prices also went up for Latvian farmers, they saw smaller price rises than for most other European farmers.

Fertiliser prices surged in 2021 and 2022 before declining in 2023 and 2024. In 2025, prices increased again for 4 consecutive quarters.

In the final quarter of 2025, increases were recorded in 24 of the 27 EU countries. The sharpest increases were registered in Romania (+16.8%), Ireland (+15.3%) and the Netherlands (+12.1%). Prices fell in Bulgaria (-6...