Dutch growers’ plant-based prices rise 11% as animal products fall

Prices paid to Dutch growers for plant-based products rose by 11% in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, while prices for animal products fell, according to provisional figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Overall, agricultural product prices were about 6% lower year on year.

Potatoes drove much of the increase: farmers received almost 50% more for them after two quarters of falling prices. In the first quarter of this year, potato prices had dropped by more than 60%. Fruit was the only plant-based product group to fall in price during the latest quarter, mainly because apples became cheaper, CBS said.

Farmers also faced higher costs. The goods and services they use, including fuel and animal feed, were nearly 9% more expensive than a year earlier. Energy and fuel costs were almost 40% higher. The comparison is with the third quarter of 2025, before the Iran war.