Agriculture Payment Practices Improve Marginally: Average Score Up 5.2 Points Between 2020 and 2025

The Comparison

• 2020: A study of 81 agricultural companies showed an average payment practices score of 63.6 out of 100. This indicates that on average, these companies had room to improve in areas such as payment speed and transparency.
• 2025: Data collected from 71 companies in 2025 reveals a slightly improved average score of 68.8 out of 100. The reduction in sample size could indicate industry consolidation, but further data is needed to confirm this.

What This Means

While the agricultural sector has demonstrably improved its payment behaviours, the 5.2-point increase over five years represents only a marginal shift; a score of 68.8 still leaves considerable scope for faster and more reliable payments. Factors contributing to slow progress could include ongoing challenges related to supply chain disruptions, fluctuating commodity prices, or insufficient adoption of digital payment technologies. Use this free late payment calculator to understand how much late payments are really costing your business.

Agriculture payments, though improved, remain a work in progress, averaging 68.8/100 in 2025, compared to 63.6/100 in 2020.