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FIRST RELEASE |
CROATIAN
BUREAU OF STATISTICS ISSN 1334-0565 |
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YEAR: XLVI. |
ZAGREB, 23 DECEMBER, 2009 |
NUMBER: 1.1.18. |
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OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE |
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AGRICULTURAL PRICES OF PRODUCTS AND GOODS
CONSUMED IN AGRICULTURE, 2005 – 2008
FIRST RESULTS
The greatest growth of prices of majority of agricultural products was recorded in 2008.
As compared to 2005, prices of cereals and oil crops grew the most, as follows: the price of wheat by 63.1%, of oats by 62.6%, of rape by 173.5%, of sunflower by 71.6% and of soya by 65.9%.
The price of maize increased in 2008 by only 5.1% as compared to 2005, but in 2007 it increased by 121.3%. In 2008, as compared to 2007, the price of maize decreased by 52.5%.
In 2008, the prices of fruits and vegetables mostly increased. The highest prices of olive oil, milk, honey and eggs were recorded in 2008, as compared to previous years.
Concerning the livestock, the prices of cattle showed a greater increase in 2008 and the prices of pigs and poultry in 2006.
The prices of all observed goods used in the agricultural production showed the greatest increase in 2008.
1. AVERAGE PRODUCERS’ PRICES OF SOME IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Kuna
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Unit |
2005. |
2006. |
2007. |
2008. |
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Soft wheat |
t |
931,95 |
850,88 |
1 056,26 |
1 520,13 |
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Barley |
t |
896,70 |
883,72 |
2 045,49 |
1 484,07 |
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Oats |
t |
894,89 |
826,58 |
1 030,62 |
1 455,08 |
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Maize |
t |
662,84 |
743,37 |
1 467,03 |
696,70 |
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Rape |
t |
1 241,50 |
1 636,09 |
1 718,36 |
3 395,67 |
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Sunflowers |
t |
1 326,22 |
1 381,31 |
2 780,52 |
2 275,53 |
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Soya |
t |
1 547,49 |
1 541,28 |
2 423,40 |
2 567,38 |
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Raw tobacco |
t |
13 093,09 |
13 879,76 |
9 735,63 |
9 759,87 |
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Sugar beet: |
t |
250,79 |
247,51 |
234,49 |
236,67 |
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Cauliflowers |
kg |
4,45 |
3,68 |
3,41 |
3,51 |
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Tomatoes |
kg |
3,89 |
4,67 |
4,18 |
4,70 |
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Cabbage |
kg |
1,26 |
1,48 |
1,08 |
1,49 |
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Lettuce |
kg |
6,46 |
4,26 |
4,71 |
4,67 |
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Cucumbers |
kg |
3,15 |
3,03 |
3,81 |
3,30 |
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Carrots |
kg |
1,96 |
1,99 |
2,16 |
2,06 |
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Onions |
kg |
1,45 |
1,65 |
2,08 |
1,91 |
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Green beans |
kg |
3,09 |
4,08 |
3,56 |
3,46 |
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Green peas |
kg |
2,87 |
2,95 |
2,45 |
2,65 |
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Cultivated mushrooms |
kg |
13,78 |
12,65 |
12,22 |
14,24 |
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Capsicum |
kg |
1,96 |
2,41 |
3,12 |
3,47 |
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Garlic |
kg |
6,78 |
7,57 |
7,23 |
7,68 |
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Water melons |
kg |
1,55 |
1,41 |
1,32 |
1,37 |
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Main crop potatoes |
kg |
1,14 |
1,40 |
1,38 |
1,45 |
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Dessert apples |
kg |
2,60 |
2,24 |
2,45 |
2,92 |
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Dessert pears |
kg |
3,07 |
3,68 |
4,55 |
5,20 |
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Sweet cherries |
kg |
15,29 |
14,39 |
14,29 |
15,15 |
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Sour cherries |
kg |
4,83 |
4,86 |
3,40 |
3,75 |
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Plums |
kg |
3,96 |
3,10 |
3,47 |
3,79 |
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Strawberries |
kg |
10,07 |
9,26 |
11,17 |
13,74 |
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Apricots |
kg |
6,11 |
6,49 |
6,40 |
6,40 |
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Mandarins |
kg |
4,63 |
2,39 |
2,66 |
2,95 |
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Grapes |
kg |
6,08 |
6,19 |
5,88 |
6,91 |
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Olives |
kg |
6,35 |
4,90 |
6,87 |
7,56 |
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Quality wine |
l |
17,53 |
20,31 |
22,65 |
20,11 |
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Other wine |
l |
6,24 |
5,75 |
6,89 |
7,11 |
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Semi-fine olive oil |
l |
51,10 |
44,78 |
51,56 |
52,37 |
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Young cattle |
kg |
13,92 |
12,68 |
12,72 |
13,96 |
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Cows |
kg |
6,45 |
6,02 |
6,34 |
6,86 |
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Calves |
kg |
20,08 |
20,11 |
21,07 |
21,38 |
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Piglets |
kg |
14,45 |
14,89 |
13,01 |
14,17 |
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Pigs (light) |
kg |
10,54 |
9,82 |
8,73 |
9,58 |
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Sheep |
kg |
5,79 |
8,48 |
6,96 |
6,59 |
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Suckling lambs |
kg |
29,72 |
34,66 |
33,44 |
34,47 |
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Fattening lambs |
kg |
20,49 |
21,55 |
21,61 |
22,58 |
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Chickens (live; 1st choice) |
kg |
8,02 |
7,95 |
7,36 |
7,55 |
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Broiling fowl |
kg |
4,67 |
4,30 |
4,14 |
4,08 |
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Turkey |
kg |
10,25 |
10,27 |
9,70 |
10,55 |
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Raw cows' milk; actual fat content |
l |
2,05 |
2,01 |
2,09 |
2,46 |
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Raw sheep milk |
l |
9,15 |
8,95 |
9,17 |
9,51 |
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Raw goats' milk |
l |
2,65 |
2,66 |
2,64 |
3,09 |
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Fresh eggs |
pcs |
0,67 |
0,63 |
0,66 |
0,73 |
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Honey |
kg |
14,07 |
13,45 |
11,23 |
13,65 |
2. PRICES OF SOME IMPORTANT GOODS CONSUMED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Kuna
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Unit |
2005. |
2006. |
2007. |
2008. |
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Energy and lubricants: |
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Electricity |
kwh |
0,56 |
0,58 |
0,58 |
0,65 |
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Residual fuel oil |
l |
3,31 |
3,43 |
3,37 |
3,99 |
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Motor spirit |
l |
12,77 |
13,75 |
15,52 |
16,21 |
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Fertilisers: |
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Ammonium nitrate (26% N) |
kg |
1,52 |
1,34 |
1,39 |
1,56 |
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Ammonium nitrate (33% N) |
kg |
1,55 |
1,73 |
1,73 |
1,73 |
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Urea |
kg |
1,43 |
1,58 |
1,64 |
2,01 |
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Ternary fertilizers: 20 - 10 - 10 |
kg |
1,55 |
1,55 |
1,68 |
1,96 |
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Ternary fertilizers: 15 - 15 -15 |
kg |
1,60 |
1,68 |
1,74 |
2,37 |
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Animal feedingstuffs: |
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Barley |
kg |
0,91 |
0,87 |
1,29 |
1,57 |
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Oats |
kg |
0,89 |
0,83 |
1,03 |
1,46 |
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Maize |
kg |
0,73 |
0,76 |
1,33 |
1,35 |
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Wheat bran |
kg |
0,67 |
0,73 |
1,09 |
1,11 |
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Toasted extracted soyabean meal |
kg |
1,77 |
1,74 |
2,15 |
2,84 |
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Dried lucerne |
kg |
0,72 |
0,73 |
0,75 |
0,86 |
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Cereal straw |
kg |
0,18 |
0,25 |
0,22 |
0,24 |
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Complementary feed for rearing calves |
kg |
1,99 |
2,10 |
2,17 |
2,73 |
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Complementary feed for dairy cattle at grass |
kg |
1,56 |
1,64 |
1,75 |
2,13 |
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Complementary feed for dairy cattle (stall-fed) |
kg |
1,68 |
1,77 |
1,90 |
2,38 |
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Protein-rich complem. feed for dairy cattle (stall-fed) |
kg |
2,68 |
2,45 |
2,50 |
3,45 |
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Complementary feed for cattle fattening |
kg |
1,42 |
1,52 |
1,61 |
2,07 |
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Protein-rich complementary feed for cattle fattening |
kg |
1,87 |
1,93 |
2,11 |
2,50 |
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Complete feed for rearing pigs |
kg |
3,00 |
2,34 |
2,55 |
3,06 |
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Complete feed for sows |
kg |
1,75 |
1,75 |
2,07 |
2,50 |
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Complete feed for fattening pigs |
kg |
1,67 |
1,66 |
1,71 |
2,19 |
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Baby chick feed |
kg |
2,34 |
2,29 |
2,49 |
3,13 |
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Complete feed for rearing pulle |
kg |
1,94 |
1,87 |
2,17 |
2,56 |
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Complete feed for battery laying hens |
kg |
1,73 |
1,75 |
1,94 |
2,35 |
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Complete feed for broiler production |
kg |
2,20 |
2,22 |
2,28 |
2,78 |
NOTES ON METHODOLOGY
Source and methods of data collection
Prices of agricultural products and goods used in the agricultural production in the Republic of Croatia were calculated on the basis of data on prices collected in monthly surveys on sale and purchase of agricultural products as well as in other surveys of the Central Bureau of Statistics, from administrative data of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Rural Development and from other administrative sources.
Coverage and comparability
Average producers’ prices of agricultural products are collected on the basis of monthly surveys on sale and purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products. The reporting units for those surveys are legal entities and parts thereof as well as tradesmen classified into section A Agriculture, hunting and forestry (except for group 01.7 Hunting, trapping and related service activities) as well as other legal entities and tradesmen engaged in processing and purchasing of agricultural, forestry and fishing products, classified into other activities according to the NKD 2007.
Prices of goods used in the agricultural production are, dependent on a type of goods, divided to producers’ and wholesale ones.
The prices are calculated at the level of the Republic of Croatia.
Definitions
Average producers’ prices including taxes (except VAT) are reported, while subventions and other financial supports are excluded.
The price of wine refers only to wine made of grapes from own production.
The price of olive oil refers to all types of olive oil, made of olives from own production.
The price of livestock and poultry refer to live animals and poultry.
Goods are all products except services.
The prices of fuels are expressed in producers’ prices, while the prices of fertilisers and animal feeding stuffs are expressed in wholesale prices excluding VAT.
Abbreviations
complem complementary
kg kilogram
kwh kilowatt hour
l litre
NKD 2007. National Classification of Activities, 2007 version
pcs number of items (pieces)
t tonne
VAT value added tax