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, 11 MARCH, 2009

NUMBER: 1.1.2/1.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL, FISHING AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS

JANUARY 20091)

 

In January, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, fishing and forestry products amounted to 487 198 754 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of legal entities and parts thereof was 315 582 743 kuna (64.8%) and the purchase from private family farms was 171 616 011 kuna (35.2%).

 

In January 2009, as compared to January 2008, the total sale and purchase of agricultural, fishing and forestry products increased by 0.4%, where the sale decreased by 4.5% and the purchase increased by 10.9%.

 

In January 2009, in the structure of the total purchase and sale of agricultural, fishing and forestry products, raw cows' milk contributed with 27.3%, fish, fresh or chilled, with 14.2%, wood in the rough with 13.6%, pigs, live, with 13.5%, cattle, live, with 9.7%,  poultry, live, with 6.8%, hens’ eggs with 4.1%, wine with 3.8% and cereals with 2.4%.

 

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

 

I. 2008.

I. 2009.

Indices

  I. 2009.

  I. 2008.

 

 

 

 

Total

485 295 877

487 198 754

100,4

 

 

 

 

Purchase from private family farms

 154 759 630

171 616 011

110,9

 

 

 

 

Sale from own production of legal entities

330 536 247

315 582 743

95,5

 

 

1)    See Notes on Methodology.

 

 

 

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

      JANUARY 2009

Kuna

 

Total

Purchase from
private family farms

Sale from own
production of
legal entities

 

 

 

 

Total

487 198 754

171 616 011

315 582 743

 

 

 

 

Cereals

11 601 800

5 262 364

6 339 436

Vegetables

4 494 509

2 733 832

1 760 677

Oil seeds and fruits

820 189

36 920

783 269

Straw and forage

835 729

649 063

186 666

Plants for use in perfumery, pharmacy and similar purposes

522 497

10 177

512 320

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

10 757 045

5 838 240

4 918 805

Living plants and cut flowers

560 157

3 210

556 947

Other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits

1 747 470

221 580

1 525 890

Wine

18 633 217

265 313

18 367 904

Olive oil

338 653

31 248

307 405

Cattle, live

47 370 694

10 097 893

37 272 801

Raw cows’ milk

133 266 586

117 043 566

16 223 020

Sheep, goats, horses,  live

393 952

356 884

37 068

Raw sheep’s and  goats’ milk

775 613

626 311

148 852

Pigs, live

65 770 094

6 579 018

59 191 076

Poultry, live

33 033 038

19 186 745

13 846 293

Hens’ eggs

19 937 647

-

19 937 647

Products of other animals

459 277

437 759

21 518

Raw furs and various raw hides and skins

7 879

7 879

-

Wood in the rough

66 190 217

105 080

66 085 137

Fish, fresh or chilled

69 074 063

1 829 276

67 244 787

Crustaceans, oysters and other

608 878

293 653

315 225

 

 

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

 

Unit of
measure

Average price, kuna

Total

From
purchase

From sale

 

 

 

 

 

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

t

1 193,07

1 231,58

1 186,03

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

t

649,89

629,05

681,45

Potatoes, late – for consumption

kg

1,13

1,13

1,34

Soya beans (dry grain)

t

2 471,73

2 637,14

2 463,94

Alfalfa, hay

t

824,68

793,55

938,44

Onions and shallots

kg

1,41

1,47

1,41

Carrot – for consumption

kg

3,09

3,16

3,06

Cabbages, all types

kg

1,40

1,37

1,44

Apples – for consumption

kg

2,76

3,75

2,75

Table wine (with or without label of geographic origin)

l

7,22

7,05

7,24

Olive oil; crude and not refined

l

62,38

37,20

66,99

Calves for slaughtering

kg

22,62

23,43

20,94

Heifers for slaughtering

kg

14,62

14,77

14,60

Raw cows’ milk

l

2,64

2,62

2,84

Pigs, over 50 kg

kg

10,41

11,44

10,32

Broilers

kg

7,35

7,32

8,53

Consumer eggs

p/st

0,69

-

0,69

Logs, coniferous

m3

352,37

-

352,37

Logs, deciduous

m3

667,21

614,50

667,32

Firewood (coniferous and deciduous)

m3

131,87

-

131,87

Carp

kg

20,15

-

20,15

Rainbow trout

kg

21,18

-

21,18

European pilchard and European sprat

kg

3,38

3,06

3,63

Sea-bass

kg

35,00

53,24

34,95

 


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 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 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 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

p/st                number of items (pieces/sticks)

VAT               value added tax

t                      tonne

’000               thousand

 

Symbols

 

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