FIRST RELEASE

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

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 12 JANUARY, 2010

NUMBER: 1.1.2/11.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING PRODUCTS

NOVEMBER 20091)

 

In November 2009, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products amounted to 788 559 276 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of business entities and parts thereof was 469 262 871 kuna (59.5%) and the purchase from private family farms was 319 296 405 kuna (40.5%).

 

In November 2009, as compared to November 2008, the total sale and purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products decreased by 9.9%, where the sale increased by 17.7%, while the purchase decreased by 32.9%.

 

In November 2009, in the structure of the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products, wood in the rough contributed with 16.0%, plants used for sugar manufacturing with 14.8%, cereals with 13.7%, raw cows' milk with 10.7%, pigs, live, with 10.6%, cattle, live, with 6.8%, poultry, live, with 4.8%, unmanufactured tobacco with 4.5%,  other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits with 3.5%%, oil seeds and fruits with 3.0% and other products with 11.6%.

 

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

 

 

1)    See Notes on Methodology.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Kuna

 

XI. 2008.

XI. 2009.

Indices

  XI. 2009.

  XI. 2008.

 

 

 

 

Total

874 848 855

788 559 276

90,1

 

 

 

 

Purchase from private family farms

476 134 873

319 296 405

67,1

 

 

 

 

Sale from own production of business entities

398 713 982

469 262 871

117,7

 

 

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

      NOVEMBER 2009

 

 

 

Kuna

 

Total

Purchase from
private family farms

Sale from own
production of
business entities

 

 

 

 

Total

788 559 276

319 296 405

469 262 871

 

 

 

 

Cereals

108 364 769

48 755 170

59 609 599

Vegetables

4 330 763

3 398 527

932 236

Oil seeds and fruits

23 481 417

11 795 351

11 686 066

Unmanufactured tobacco

35 211 720

33 417 511

1 794 209

Plants used for sugar manufacturing

116 558 115

61 422 859

55 135 256

Straw and forage

1 655 795

302 434

1 353 361

Plants for use in perfumery, pharmacy and similar purposes

1 293 886

83 870

1 210 016

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

10 285 600

3 565 660

6 719 940

Living plants and cut flowers

4 895 467

3 572

4 891 895

Grapes

281 964

281 964

-

Other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits

27 765 021

24 608 980

3 156 041

Wine

19 973 028

603 405

19 369 623

Olive oil

2 899 705

2 036 185

863 520

Cattle, live

53 417 025

12 531 108

40 885 917

Raw cows’ milk

84 412 179

71 078 422

13 333 757

Sheep, goats, horses, live

291 424

237 588

53 836

Raw sheep’s and  goats’ milk

520 830

514 356

6 474

Pigs, live

83 343 271

11 893 905

71 449 366

Poultry, live

38 143 688

22 437 008

15 706 680

Hens’ eggs

21 228 937

-

21 228 937

Other animals, live

20 020

-

20 020

Products of other animals

571 784

570 828

956

Raw furs and various raw hides and skins

16 998

16 998

-

Wood in the rough

126 255  514

70 477

126 185 037

Fish, fresh or chilled

22 609 411

9 261 196

13 348 215

Crustaceans, oysters and other

730 945

409 031

321 914

 

 


3.   AVERAGE PRICES OF SELECTED PRODUCERS’ AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING PRODUCTS, NOVEMBER 2009

 

Unit of
measure

Average price, kuna

Total

From purchase

From sale

 

 

 

 

 

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

t

695,97

702,29

690,99

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

t

644,06

623,88

669,48

Soya beans (dry grain)

t

2 005,17

1 983,23

2 028,41

Alfalfa, hay

t

784,29

800,03

775,85

Onions and shallots

kg

1,69

1,87

1,69

Carrot – for consumption

kg

2,32

2,67

2,27

Cabbages, all types

kg

1,47

1,52

1,44

Apples – for consumption

kg

2,44

2,50

2,16

Table wine (with or without label of
geographic origin)

l

7,27

6,38

7,29

Olive oil; crude and not refined

l

44,60

38,98

67,58

Calves for slaughtering

kg

20,69

22,32

19,55

Heifers for slaughtering

kg

12,39

12,92

12,32

Raw cows’ milk

l

1,94

1,90

2,16

Pigs, over 50 kg

kg

9,56

10,32

9,46

Broilers

kg

7,37

7,34

8,40

Consumer eggs

p/st

0,65

-

0,65

Logs, coniferous

m3

367,12

-

367,12

Logs, deciduous

m3

511,81

460,63

511,86

Firewood (coniferous and deciduous)

m3

138,31

-

138,31

Carp

kg

19,19

-

19,19

Rainbow trout

kg

20,71

-

20,71

European pilchard and European sprat

kg

3,03

3,04

3,02

Sea-bass

kg

37,34

39,53

37,28

 

 

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 01.7 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 in other activities according to the NKD 2007.

 

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 employing 10 or more persons and tradesmen and it covers 90% of profit realised in sections A.

 

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

 

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 134 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 2007.     National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

t                      tonne

p/st                number of items (pieces/sticks)

VAT                value added tax

’000                thousand

 

Symbols

 

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