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 AUGUST, 2009

NUMBER: 1.1.2/6.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING PRODUCTS

JUNE 20091)

 

In June 2009, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products amounted to 544 912 543 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of legal entities and parts thereof was 330 078 295 kuna (60.6%) and the purchase from private family farms was 214 834 248 kuna (39.4%).

 

In June 2009, as compared to June 2008, the total sale and purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products decreased by 18.1%, where the sale increased by 3.5%, while the purchase decreased  by 38.1%.

 

In June 2009, in the structure of the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products, raw cows' milk contributed with 18.8%, wood in the rough with 14.4%, pigs, live, with 13.6%, cattle, live, with 10.4%, cereals with 9.4%,  poultry, live, with 9.1%, wine with 6.2%, other vegetables, fresh or chilled, with 3.7%, fish, fresh or chilled, with 3.6% and  hens’ eggs with 3.6%.

 

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

 

VI. 2008.

VI. 2009.

Indices

  VI. 2009.

  VI. 2008.

 

 

 

 

Total

665 647 055

544 912 543

         81,9

 

 

 

 

Purchase from private family farms

346 852 414

214 834 248

                    61,9

 

 

 

 

Sale from own production of legal entities

318 794 641

330 078 295

                   103,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

      JUNE 2009

Kuna

 

Total

Purchase from
private family farms

Sale from own
production of
legal entities

 

 

 

 

Total

544 912 543

214 834 248

330 078 295

 

 

 

 

Cereals

51 182 266

41 295 036

9 887 230

Vegetables

3 525 478

2 087 610

1 437 868

Oil seeds and fruits

8 127 127

7 139 799

987 328

Straw and forage

8 610 254

10 488

8 599 766

Plants for use in perfumery, pharmacy and similar purposes

4 051 098

4 022 749

28 349

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

20 486 905

10 906 773

9 580 132

Living plants and cut flowers

478 267

3 305

474 962

Other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits

7 477 969

4 702 639

2 775 330

Wine

33 567 540

291 881

33 275 659

Olive oil

24 132

-

24 132

Cattle, live

56 565 099

11 446 427

45 118 672

Raw cows’ milk

102 594 476

86 540 279

16 054 197

Sheep, goats, horses,  live

757 881

419 199

338 682

Raw sheep’s and  goats’ milk

4 731 086

4 111 052

620 034

Pigs, live

73 895 824

5 493 127

68 402 697

Poultry, live

49 492 938

30 061 554

19 431 384

Hens’ eggs

19 419 880

-

19 419 880

Products of other animals

622 435

622 169

266

Raw furs and various raw hides and skins

141 498

8 016

133 482

Wood in the rough

78 536 666

172 292

78 364 374

Fish, fresh or chilled

19 530 055

4 926 672

14 603 383

Crustaceans, oysters and other

1 093 669

573 181

520 488

 


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

 

Unit of
measure

Average price, kuna


Total

From purchase

From sale

 

 

 

 

 

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

t

983,97

1 003,41

931,53

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

t

825,50

802,57

898,00

Potatoes, late – for consumption

kg

0,82

0,82

-

Soya beans (dry grain)

t

2 222,53

-

2 222,53

Alfalfa, hay

t

776,21

792,80

774,24

Onions and shallots

kg

4,04

4,70

3,06

Carrot – for consumption

kg

3,93

3,56

4,03

Cabbages, all types

kg

1,53

1,44

1,67

Apples – for consumption

kg

2,88

2,76

2,88

Table wine (with or without label of geographic origin)

l

7,91

6,04

8,01

Olive oil; crude and not refined

l

75,41

-

75,41

Calves for slaughtering

kg

20,74

23,26

18,59

Heifers for slaughtering

kg

14,83

14,72

14,85

Raw cows’ milk

l

1,98

1,94

2,24

Pigs, over 50 kg

kg

10,94

11,41

10,90

Broilers

kg

7,42

7,32

8,43

Consumer eggs

p/st

0,66

-

0,66

Logs, coniferous

m3

378,20

-

378,20

Logs, deciduous

m3

467,19

517,39

466,99

Firewood (coniferous and deciduous)

m3

121,90

-

121,90

Carp

kg

24,82

-

24,82

Rainbow trout

kg

21,28

23,00

21,28

European pilchard and European sprat

kg

4,18

3,34

4,45

Sea-bass

kg

39,72

44,64

39,46

 

 

 

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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