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, 12 MAY, 2008

NUMBER: 1.1.2/3.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL, FISHING AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS

MARCH 2008 1)

 

In March 2008, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, fishing and forestry products amounted to 518 732 225 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of legal entities and parts thereof was 356 434 080 kuna (68.7%) and the purchase from private family farms was 162 298 145 kuna (31.3%).

 

In March 2008, as compared to March 2007, the total sale and purchase of agricultural, fishing and forestry products increased by 0.4%, where the sale decreased by 1.4% and the purchase increased by 4.6%.

 

In March 2008, in the structure of the total purchase and sale of agricultural, fishing and forestry products, wood in the rough contributed with 27.1%, raw cows' milk with 23.8%, pigs, live, with 10.8%, poultry, live, with 9.3%, cattle, live, with 7.9%, wine with 5.1%, hens' eggs with 3.8%, fish, fresh or chilled, with 3.8% and cereals with 2.7%.

 

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

 

III. 2007.

III. 2008.

Indices

 III. 2008.

 III. 2007.

 

 

 

 

Total

516 610 139

  518 732 225

     100,4

 

 

 

 

Purchase from private family farms

155 090 908

162 298 145

      104,6

 

 

 

 

Sale from own production of legal entities

   361 519 231

  356 434 080

        98,6

 

 

1)    See Notes on Methodology

 


2.   VALUE OF PURCHASED AND SOLD AGRICULTURAL, FISHING AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS, BY GROUPS OF PRODUCTS,
      MARCH 2008

Kuna

 

Total

Purchase from
private family farms

Sale from own
production of
legal entities

 

 

 

 

Total

518 732 225

 162 298 145

356 434 080

 

 

 

 

Cereals

13 957 052

3 492 979

10 464 073

Vegetables

2 861 628

2 214 905

646 723

Oil seeds

1 874 541

-

1 874 541

Straw and forage

169 545

59 226

110 319

Plants for use in perfumery, pharmacy and similar purposes

299 931

123 770

176 161

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

8 159 584

5 487 473

2 672 111

Living plants and cut flowers

5 194 890

5 394

5 189 496

Other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits

2 725 115

29 738

2 695 377

Wine

26 627 854

1 704

26 626 150

Olive oil

438 119

-

438 119

Cattle, live

41 133 217

           8 815 933

32 317 284

Raw cows’ milk

123 679 881

106 415 553

17 264 328

Sheep, goats, horses,  live

1 699 497

1 140 687

558 810

Raw sheep’s and  goats’ milk

3 945 009

3 599 617

345 392

Pigs, live

56 005 523

6 749 092

49 256 431

Poultry, live

 48 087 855

18 756 276

29 331 579

Hens’ eggs

19 828 530

-

19 828 530

Other animals, live

4 400

-

4 400

Products of other animals

599 224

548 984

50 240

Raw furs and various raw hides and skins

39 164

39 164

-

Wood in the rough

140 671 357

559 185

140 112 172

Fish, fresh or chilled

19 743 572

3 854 938

15 888 634

Crustaceans, oysters and other

986 737

403 527

583 210

 

 

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

 

Unit of
measure

Average price, kuna

Total

From purchase

From sale

 

 

 

 

 

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

t

2 097,24

1778,15

2 105,53

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

t

1 603,59

1595,41

1 630,66

Potatoes, late – for consumption

kg

1,52

1,52

1,60

Soya beans (dry grain)

t

2 614,42

-

2 614,42

Alfalfa, hay

t

1 024,62

1001,31

1 057,74

Onions and shallots

kg

2,36

8,95

1,09

Carrot – for consumption

kg

4,97

4,97

-

Cabbages, all types

kg

2,71

2,74

2,38

Apples – for consumption

kg

2,93

2,58

2,93

Table wine (with or without label of geographic origin)

l

6,88

-

6,88

Olive oil; crude and not refined

l

76,88

-

76,88

Calves for slaughtering

kg

20,47

22,34

17,87

Heifers for slaughtering

kg

12,56

13,03

12,50

Raw cows’ milk

l

2,38

2,33

2,76

Pigs, over 50 kg

kg

7,83

7,79

7,83

Broilers

kg

7,58

7,66

7,44

Consumer eggs

p/st

0,75

-

0,75

Logs, coniferous

m3

372,80

-

372,80

Logs, deciduous

m3

612,44

609,80

612,45

Firewood (coniferous and deciduous)

m3

129,59

-

129,59

Carp

kg

20,43

-

20,43

Rainbow trout

kg

24,51

26,00

24,51

European pilchard and European sprat

kg

3,13

2,90

3,28

Sea-bass

kg

34,22

40,95

34,05

 


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

 

kg                  kilogram

p/st                number of items (pieces/sticks)

l                     litre

m3                          cubic metre

NKD 2002. National Classification of Activities, 2002 version

VAT               value added tax

t                     tonne

’000              thousand

 

Symbols

 

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