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, 11 JUNE, 2008

NUMBER: 1.1.2/4.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL, FISHING AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS

APRIL 2008 1)

 

In April 2008, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, fishing and forestry products amounted to 499 482 134 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of legal entities and parts thereof was 344 626 768 kuna (69.0%) and the purchase from private family farms was 154 855 366 kuna (31.0%).

 

In April 2008, as compared to April 2007, the total sale and purchase of agricultural, fishing and forestry products increased by 7.4%, where the sale increased by 12.3% and the purchase decreased by 2.1%.

 

In April  2008, in the structure of the total purchase and sale of agricultural, fishing and forestry products, wood in the rough contributed with 27.8%, raw cows' milk with 23.8%, pigs, live, with 9.6%, poultry, live, with 9.3%, cattle, live, with 9.2%, wine with 6.2%, cereals with 3.8%, hens' eggs with 2.7% and fish, fresh or chilled, with 2.5%.

 

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

 

IV. 2007.

IV. 2008.

Indices

 IV. 2008.

 IV. 2007.

 

 

 

 

Total

         464 936 860

499 482 134

107,4

 

 

 

 

Purchase from private family farms

158 044 069

154 855 366

     97,9

 

 

 

 

Sale from own production of legal entities

306 892 791

344 626 768

112,3

 

1)    See Notes on Methodology

 

 

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

Kuna

 

Total

Purchase from
private family farms

Sale from own
production of
legal entities

 

 

 

 

Total

499 482 134

154 855 366

344 626 768

 

 

 

 

Cereals

18 886 848

4 766 666

14 120 182

Vegetables

531 219

298 178

233 041

Oil seeds

2 870 826

63 520

2 807 306

Straw and forage

105 015

62 630

42 385

Plants for use in perfumery, pharmacy and similar purposes

150 428

18 398

132 030

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

6 835 062

3 998 533

2 836 529

Living plants and cut flowers

3 574 669

5 940

3 568 729

Other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits

2 934 301

148 392

2 785 909

Wine

30 770 290

269 748

30 500 542

Olive oil

207 892

-

207 892

Cattle, live

45 976 696

           8 480 824

37 495 872

Raw cows’ milk

119 107 232

102 548 556

16 558 676

Sheep, goats, horses,  live

824 426

494 302

330 124

Raw sheep’s and  goats’ milk

5 314 071

4 940 269

373 802

Pigs, live

         47 969 921

           4 842 147

43 127 774

Poultry, live

46 578 347

18 117 202

28 461 145

Hens’ eggs

13 293 479

-

13 293 479

Products of other animals

621 817

549 657

               72 160

Raw furs and various raw hides and skins

50 733

38 590

12 143

Wood in the rough

138 847 374

529 324

138 318 050

Fish, fresh or chilled

12 470 270

3 897 334

8 572 936

Crustaceans, oysters and other

1 561 218

785 156

776 062

 

 

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

 

Unit of
measure

Average price, kuna

Total

From purchase

From sale

 

 

 

 

 

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

t

2 133,67

2 123,06

2 139,51

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

t

1 556,31

1 563,48

1 552,48

Potatoes, late – for consumption

kg

1,31

1,31

1,41

Soya beans (dry grain)

t

2 895,74

2500,00

2 903,11

Alfalfa, hay

t

1 126,44

1 126,44

-

Onions and shallots

kg

5,49

6,68

2,17

Carrot – for consumption

kg

3,83

3,83

-

Cucumbers – for  consumption

kg

7,63

7,01

7,81

Cabbages, all types

kg

3,05

3,05

-

Apples – for consumption

kg

3,10

2,59

3,10

Table wine (with or without label of
geographic origin)

l

5,12

3,00

5,23

Olive oil; crude and not refined

l

72,54

-

72,54

Calves for slaughtering

kg

20,64

22,06

18,11

Heifers for slaughtering

kg

12,91

13,10

12,89

Raw cows’ milk

l

2,39

2,35

2,72

Pigs, over 50 kg

kg

7,30

8,02

7,25

Broilers

kg

7,64

7,66

7,60

Consumer eggs

p/st

0,73

-

0,73

Logs, coniferous

m3

386,33

-

386,33

Logs, deciduous

m3

507,87

660,00

507,20

Firewood (coniferous and deciduous)

m3

129,11

-

129,11

Carp

kg

19,81

-

19,81

Rainbow trout

kg

21,21

23,70

21,21

European pilchard and European sprat

kg

3,14

2,91

3,29

Sea-bass

kg

43,20

40,02

43,80

 


 

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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