FIRST RELEASE

CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLV.

ZAGREB, 9 JANUARY, 2009

NUMBER: 1.1.2/11.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL, FISHING AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS

NOVEMBER 2008 1)

 

In November 2008, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, fishing and forestry products amounted to 874 848 855 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of legal entities and parts thereof was 398 713 982 kuna (45.6%) and the purchase from private family farms was 476 134 873 kn (54.4%).

 

In November 2008, as compared to November 2007, the total sale and purchase of agricultural, fishing and forestry products increased by 7.1%, where the sale decreased by 7.7%, and the purchase increased by 23.6%.

 

In November 2008 the structure of the total purchase and sale of agricultural, fishing and forestry products, cereals contributed with 13.1%, raw cows' milk with 13.1%,wood in the rough with 12.5%, plants used for sugar manufacturing with 12.4%, pigs, live with 7.6%, fish, fresh or chilled with 5.9%, other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits with 5.7%, grapes with 5.6%, unmanufacturad tobacco with 4.4%, cattle, live with 4.2%, and oil seeds and fruits with 4.1%.

 

Since 2005, data on average producers’ prices of selected agricultural, forestry and fishing products have also been published.

 

 

1.   VALUE OF PURCHASED AND SOLD AGRICULTURAL, FISHING AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS

Kuna

 

XI. 2007.

XI. 2008.

Indices

XI. 2008.

XI.  2007.

 

 

 

 

Total

            817 097 882

874 848 855

107,1

 

 

 

 

Purchase from private family farms

385 067 437

476 134 873

123,6

 

 

 

 

Sale from own production of legal entities

        432 030 445

398 713 982

92,3

 

 

1)    See Notes on Methodology

 

 

 

2.     VALUE OF PURCHASED AND SOLD AGRICULTURAL, FISHING AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS, BY GROUPS OF PRODUCTS,

      NOVEMBER 2008

Kuna

 

Total

Purchase from
private family farms

Sale from own
production of
legal entities

 

 

 

 

Total

878 848 855

476 134 873

398 713 982

 

 

 

 

Cereals

115 380 317

86 968 591

28 411 726

Vegetables

2 849 273

2 128 985

720 288

Oil seeds and fruits

36 434 568

20 553 270

15 881 298

Unmanufactured  tobacco

38 896 850

38 896 850

-

Plants used for sugar  manufacturing

108 717 270

74 826 745

33 890 525

Straw and forage

1 135 138

70 098

1 065 040

Plants for use in perfumery, pharmacy and similar purposes

331 250

203 116

128 134

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

6 284 259

3 247 285

3 036 974

Living plants and cut flowers

7 928 286

12 597

7 915 689

Grapes

49 177 720

49 177 720

-

Other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits

50 058 951

48 512 177

1 546 774

Wine

19 796 445

46 752

19 749 693

Olive oil

3 043 508

            1 966 242

1 077 266

Cattle, live

36 526 743

8 468 414

28 058 329

Raw cows’ milk

115 131 248

106 346 477

8 784 771

Sheep, goats, horses,  live

175 588

71 440

104 148

Raw sheep’s and  goats’ milk

467 811

467 811

-

Pigs, live

66 705 291

7 111 347

59 593 944

Poultry, live

36 443 176

21 869 230

14 573 946

Hens’ eggs

16 327 054

-

16 327 054

Products of other animals

1 051 415

1 051 415

-

Raw furs and various raw hides and skins

13 232

13 232

-

Wood in the rough

110 032 125

405 066

109 627 059

Fish, fresh or chilled

51 582 633

3 469 662

48 112 971

Crustaceans, oysters and other

358 704

250 351

108 353

 

 

3.   AVERAGE PRICES OF SELECTED PRODUCERS’ AGRICULTURAL, FISHING AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS, NOVEMBER 2008

 

Unit of
measure

Average price, kuna

Total

From purchase

From sale

 

 

 

 

 

Soft wheat, winter – mercantile
(13% of moisture; 2% of dirt)

t

1 478,68

1 516,29

1 471,00

Maize in corn – mercantile (14% of moisture; 2% of dirt)

t

617,46

618,22

613,68

Potatoes, late – for consumption

kg

1,16

1,15

1,30

Soya beans (dry grain)

t

2 523,83

2 520,05

2 527,18

Alfalfa, hay

t

897,31

980,00

875,32

Onions and shallots

kg

1,67

1,57

1,70

Carrot – for consumption

kg

2,92

2,59

3,09

Cucumbers – for  consumption

kg

5,55

5,56

3,44

Cabbages, all types

kg

1,28

1,24

1,41

Apples – for consumption

kg

2,93

2,78

3,19

Table wine (with or without label of
geographic origin)

l

7,56

3,08

7,84

Olive oil; crude and not refined

l

44,93

38,15

66,55

Calves for slaughtering

kg

24,35

24,36

21,67

Heifers for slaughtering

kg

14,50

15,43

14,39

Raw cows’ milk

l

2,63

2,61

2,86

Pigs, over 50 kg

kg

10,26

11,94

10,11

Broilers

kg

7,31

7,31

9,80

Consumer eggs

p/st

0,71

-

0,71

Logs, coniferous

m3

387,53

-

387,53

Logs, deciduous

m3

550,49

653,33

550,02

Firewood (coniferous and deciduous)

m3

138,31

-

138,31

Carp

kg

17,53

-

17,53

Rainbow trout

kg

23,26

-

23,26

European pilchard and European sprat

kg

3,49

3,23

3,60

Sea-bass

kg

38,37

43,12

38,12

 


 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

 

Source and methods of data collection

 

Sale and purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products are collected on the monthly basis through PO-31a/M and
PO-31b/M forms.

 

Reporting units, for which monthly reports on sale and purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products are submitted (PO-31a/M and PO-31b/M forms), are legal entities and parts thereof classified into section A Agriculture, hunting and forestry (except for group 01.5 Hunting, trapping and game propagation), and into section B Fishing, as well as other legal entities engaged in processing and purchasing of agricultural products, classified in other activities according to the NKD 2002.

 

Since 2005, questionnaire has been revised and harmonised with the Handbook for EU Agricultural Price Statistics, 2002.

 

 

Coverage and comparability

 

The coverage is selective. It includes legal entities with 10 or more employees and covers 90% of profit realised in sections A and B.

 

The PO-31a/M form explores the sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products from own production of legal entities and parts thereof.

 

The PO-31b/M form explores the purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products from family farms with the aim of a further sale or processing.

 

The subject of monthly surveys is collecting of data on producers’ sold or purchased products in a reporting month. A questionnaire contains quantities, values and average prices.

 

 

The PO-31a/M and PO-31b/M forms cover 127 most important products.

 

This Release provides average prices of selected products realised in sale or purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishery products that are typical for a particular month, as well as products with a higher share in the total sale or purchase that month.

 

Producers’ prices including taxes (except VAT) are reported, while subventions and other financial supports are excluded.

 

 

Definitions

 

Vegetables include potatoes, peas, bean and other dried leguminous vegetables, while other vegetables are classified into the group Other vegetables, fresh or chilled.

 

Oil seeds are soya beans, oil rape and sunflower.

 

Plants for use in perfumery and pharmacy industries; sugar beet seeds and forage crops seeds include medicinal herbs, beet seeds and forage crops seeds.

 

Living plants and cut flowers include nursery fruit trees, wine slips, cut flowers, flower and fruit seeds and vegetables seeds.

 

Data on wine and olive oil cover only products made from grapes and olives from own production.

 

Other animals, live, include rabbits.

 

Other animals’ product is natural honey.

 

Raw furs and miscellaneous raw skins include raw furs (excluded rabbits’, wild rabbits’ and lambs’ skins).

 


 

Abbreviations

 

EU                European Union

kg                 kilogram

l                    litre

m3                         cubic metre

NKD 2002. National Classification of Activities, 2002 version

p/st               number of items (pieces/sticks)

VAT              value added tax

t                    tonne

’000             thousand

 

 

Symbols

 

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