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, 15 JUNE, 2009

NUMBER: 1.1.2/4.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING PRODUCTS

APRIL 20091)

 

In April 2009, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products amounted to 530 922 799 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of legal entities and parts thereof was 359 635 127 kuna (67.7%) and the purchase from private family farms was 171 287 672 kuna (32.3%).

 

In April 2009, as compared to April 2008, the total sale and purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products increased by 6.3%, where the sale increased by 4.4% and the purchase by 10.6%.

 

In April 2009, in the structure of the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products, wood in the rough contributed with 25.3%,  raw cows' milk with 21.6%, pigs, live, with 12.5%, poultry, live, with 10.4%, cattle, live, with 10.0%,  hens’ eggs with 3.9%,  fish, fresh or chilled, with 3.9%, wine  with 3.8%, and cereals with 3.1%.

 

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

 

IV. 2008.

IV. 2009.

Indices

  IV. 2009.

  IV. 2008.

 

 

 

 

Total

499 482 134

530 922 799

106,3

 

 

 

 

Purchase from private family farms

154 855 366

171 287 672

110,6

 

 

 

 

Sale from own production of legal entities

 344 626 768

359 635 127

104,4

 

 

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

        APRIL 2009

Kuna

 

Total

Purchase from
private family farms

Sale from own
production of
legal entities

 

 

 

 

Total

530 922 799

171 287 672

359 635 127

 

 

 

 

Cereals

16 451 174

5 272 059

11 179 115

Vegetables

2 541 040

1 671 401

869 639

Oil seeds and fruits

476 716

-

476 716

Straw and forage

405 919

68 730

337 189

Plants for use in perfumery, pharmacy and similar purposes

42 998

10 964

32 034

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

10 230 010

4 593 209

5 636 801

Living plants and cut flowers

4 735 441

5 605

4 729 836

Other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits

1 376 394

30 645

1 345 749

Wine

20 056 445

695 954

19 360 491

Olive oil

1 268 734

3 200

1 265 534

Cattle, live

53 145 416

12 360 682

40 784 734

Raw cows’ milk

114 761 362

98 937 559

15 823 803

Sheep, goats, horses,  live

1 096 496

608 015

488 481

Raw sheep’s and  goats’ milk

5 665 131

5 090 811

574 320

Pigs, live

66 232 079

6 478 010

59 754 069

Poultry, live

55 327 111

30 037 621

25 289 490

Hens’ eggs

20 858 870

-

20 858 870

Products of other animals

338 967

338 967

-

Raw furs and various raw hides and skins

26 007

26 007

-

Wood in the rough

134 321 717

186 990

134 134 727

Fish, fresh or chilled

20 600 330

4 196 439

16 403 891

Crustaceans, oysters and other

964 442

674 804

289 638

 


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

 

Unit of
measure

Average price, kuna

Total

From purchase

From sale

 

 

 

 

 

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

t

1 073,48

1 235,55

972,73

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

t

756,12

737,49

765,02

Potatoes, late – for consumption

kg

1,03

1,03

0,99

Soya beans (dry grain)

t

2 143,23

-

2 143,23

Alfalfa, hay

t

822,54

768,41

874,75

Onions and shallots

kg

2,44

7,44

1,59

Carrot – for consumption

kg

4,11

4,11

-

Cabbages, all types

kg

1,78

1,87

1,58

Apples – for consumption

kg

2,53

2,76

2,53

Table wine (with or without label of
geographic origin)

l

7,51

7,00

7,58

Olive oil; crude and not refined

l

52,38

40,00

52,42

Calves for slaughtering

kg

21,58

23,24

19,91

Heifers for slaughtering

kg

14,72

15,12

14,66

Raw cows’ milk

l

2,22

2,18

2,51

Pigs, over 50 kg

kg

10,53

11,23

10,47

Broilers

kg

7,27

7,20

9,33

Consumer eggs

p/st

0,67

-

0,67

Logs, coniferous

m3

371,55

-

371,55

Logs, deciduous

m3

513,89

640,38

513,67

Firewood (coniferous and deciduous)

m3

121,78

-

121,78

Carp

kg

18,40

-

18,40

Rainbow trout

kg

22,18

-

22,18

European pilchard and European sprat

kg

3,54

3,12

3,93

Sea-bass

kg

37,40

38,92

37,27

 

 

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

p/st                number of items (pieces/sticks)

VAT                value added tax

t                      tonne

’000                thousand

 

Symbols

 

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