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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 23 DECEMBER, 2009

NUMBER: 1.1.18.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

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

 

 

Unit
of measure

2005.

2006.

2007.

2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soft wheat

t

931,95

850,88

1 056,26

1 520,13

Barley

t

896,70

883,72

2 045,49

1 484,07

Oats

t

894,89

826,58

1 030,62

1 455,08

Maize

t

662,84

743,37

1 467,03

696,70

Rape

t

1 241,50

1 636,09

1 718,36

3 395,67

Sunflowers

t

1 326,22

1 381,31

2 780,52

2 275,53

Soya

t

1 547,49

1 541,28

2 423,40

2 567,38

Raw tobacco

t

13 093,09

13 879,76

9 735,63

9 759,87

Sugar beet:

t

250,79

247,51

234,49

236,67

Cauliflowers

kg

4,45

3,68

3,41

3,51

Tomatoes

kg

3,89

4,67

4,18

4,70

Cabbage

kg

1,26

1,48

1,08

1,49

Lettuce

kg

6,46

4,26

4,71

4,67

Cucumbers

kg

3,15

3,03

3,81

3,30

Carrots

kg

1,96

1,99

2,16

2,06

Onions

kg

1,45

1,65

2,08

1,91

Green beans

kg

3,09

4,08

3,56

3,46

Green peas

kg

2,87

2,95

2,45

2,65

Cultivated mushrooms

kg

13,78

12,65

12,22

14,24

Capsicum

kg

1,96

2,41

3,12

3,47

Garlic

kg

6,78

7,57

7,23

7,68

Water melons

kg

1,55

1,41

1,32

1,37

Main crop potatoes

kg

1,14

1,40

1,38

1,45

Dessert apples

kg

2,60

2,24

2,45

2,92

Dessert pears

kg

3,07

3,68

4,55

5,20

Sweet cherries

kg

15,29

14,39

14,29

15,15

Sour cherries

kg

4,83

4,86

3,40

3,75

Plums

kg

3,96

3,10

3,47

3,79

Strawberries

kg

10,07

9,26

11,17

13,74

Apricots

kg

6,11

6,49

6,40

6,40

Mandarins

kg

4,63

2,39

2,66

2,95

Grapes

kg

6,08

6,19

5,88

6,91

Olives

kg

6,35

4,90

6,87

7,56

Quality wine

l

17,53

20,31

22,65

20,11

Other wine

l

6,24

5,75

6,89

7,11

Semi-fine olive oil

l

51,10

44,78

51,56

52,37

Young cattle

kg

13,92

12,68

12,72

13,96

Cows

kg

6,45

6,02

6,34

6,86

Calves

kg

20,08

20,11

21,07

21,38

Piglets

kg

14,45

14,89

13,01

14,17

Pigs (light)

kg

10,54

9,82

8,73

9,58

Sheep

kg

5,79

8,48

6,96

6,59

Suckling lambs

kg

29,72

34,66

33,44

34,47

Fattening lambs

kg

20,49

21,55

21,61

22,58

Chickens (live; 1st choice)

kg

8,02

7,95

7,36

7,55

Broiling fowl

kg

4,67

4,30

4,14

4,08

Turkey

kg

10,25

10,27

9,70

10,55

Raw cows' milk; actual fat content

l

2,05

2,01

2,09

2,46

Raw sheep milk

l

9,15

8,95

9,17

9,51

Raw goats' milk

l

2,65

2,66

2,64

3,09

Fresh eggs

pcs

0,67

0,63

0,66

0,73

Honey

kg

14,07

13,45

11,23

13,65

 


2.   PRICES OF SOME IMPORTANT GOODS CONSUMED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

Kuna

 

Unit
of measure

2005.

2006.

2007.

2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy and lubricants:

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity

kwh

0,56

0,58

0,58

0,65

Residual fuel oil

l

3,31

3,43

3,37

3,99

Motor spirit

l

12,77

13,75

15,52

16,21

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fertilisers:

 

 

 

 

 

Ammonium nitrate (26% N)

kg

1,52

1,34

1,39

1,56

Ammonium nitrate (33% N)

kg

1,55

1,73

1,73

1,73

Urea

kg

1,43

1,58

1,64

2,01

Ternary fertilizers: 20 - 10 - 10

kg

1,55

1,55

1,68

1,96

Ternary fertilizers: 15 - 15 -15

kg

1,60

1,68

1,74

2,37

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal feedingstuffs:

 

 

 

 

 

Barley

kg

0,91

0,87

1,29

1,57

Oats

kg

0,89

0,83

1,03

1,46

Maize

kg

0,73

0,76

1,33

1,35

Wheat bran

kg

0,67

0,73

1,09

1,11

Toasted extracted soyabean meal

kg

1,77

1,74

2,15

2,84

Dried lucerne

kg

0,72

0,73

0,75

0,86

Cereal straw

kg

0,18

0,25

0,22

0,24

Complementary feed for rearing calves

kg

1,99

2,10

2,17

2,73

Complementary feed for dairy cattle at grass

kg

1,56

1,64

1,75

2,13

Complementary feed for dairy cattle (stall-fed)

kg

1,68

1,77

1,90

2,38

Protein-rich complem. feed for dairy cattle (stall-fed)

kg

2,68

2,45

2,50

3,45

Complementary feed for cattle fattening

kg

1,42

1,52

1,61

2,07

Protein-rich complementary feed for cattle fattening

kg

1,87

1,93

2,11

2,50

Complete feed for rearing pigs

kg

3,00

2,34

2,55

3,06

Complete feed for sows

kg

1,75

1,75

2,07

2,50

Complete feed for fattening pigs

kg

1,67

1,66

1,71

2,19

Baby chick feed

kg

2,34

2,29

2,49

3,13

Complete feed for rearing pulle

kg

1,94

1,87

2,17

2,56

Complete feed for battery laying hens

kg

1,73

1,75

1,94

2,35

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