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 SEPTEMBER, 2009

NUMBER: 1.1.2/7.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING PRODUCTS

JULY 20091)

 

In July 2009, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products amounted to 853 372 400 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of legal entities and parts thereof was 475 103 896 kuna (55.7%) and the purchase from private family farms was 378 268 504 kuna (44.3%).

 

In July 2009, as compared to July 2008, the total sale and purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products decreased by 43.7%, where the sale decreased by 23.0% and the purchase by 57.9%.

 

In July 2009, in the structure of the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products, cereals  contributed with 32.0%, wood in the rough with 12.0%, raw cows' milk with 10.8%, pigs, live, with 9.2%, oil seeds and fruits with 7.2%, cattle, live, with 7.0%, poultry, live, with 6.2%, wine with 4.9%, other vegetables, fresh or chilled, with 2.9% ,and fish, fresh or chilled, with 2.8%.

 

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

 

VII. 2008.

VII. 2009.

Indices

  VII. 2009.

  VII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

Total

1 515 090 284

     853 372 400

  56,3

 

 

 

 

Purchase from private family farms

897 947 729                 

      378 268 504 

               42,1

 

 

 

 

Sale from own production of legal entities

617 142 555

     475 103 896                                       

               77,0

 

 

 

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

      JULY 2009

Kuna

 

Total

Purchase from
private family farms

Sale from own
production of
legal entities

 

 

 

 

Total

853 372 400

378 268 504

475 103 896

 

 

 

 

Cereals

273 494 239

182 324 081

91 170 158

Vegetables

3 660 692

2 931 461

729 231

Oil seeds and fruits

61 498 940

24 402 081

37 096 859

Straw and forage

6 390 994

2 677 500

3 713 494

Plants for use in perfumery, pharmacy and similar purposes

1 378 416

601 701

776 715

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

24 844 058

16 199 237

8 644 821

Living plants and cut flowers

205 963

5 795

200 168

Grapes

158 220

             -

158 220

Other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits

4 040 265

2 504 724

1 535 541

Wine

41 479 959

53 303

41 426 656

Olive oil

538 726

               -    

538 726

Cattle, live

60 155 067

11 772 110

48 382 957

Raw cows’ milk

92 244 339

80 454 104

11 790 235

Sheep, goats, horses,  live

721 171

396 228

324 943

Raw sheep’s and  goats’ milk

2 949 589

2 896 446

53 143

Pigs, live

78 687 624

10 025 696

68 661 928

Poultry, live

52 970 793

33 802 086

19 168 707

Hens’ eggs

18 065 676

        -       

18 065 676

Other animals, live

24 000

        -

24 000

Products of other animals

2 170 105

2 135 032

35 073

Raw furs and various raw hides and skins

108 814

7 692

101 122

Wood in the rough

102 632 326

143 245

102 489 081

Fish, fresh or chilled

24 011 926

4 518 226

19 493 700

Crustaceans, oysters and other

940 498

417 756

522 742

 


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

 

Unit of
measure

Average price, kuna

Total

From purchase

From sale

 

 

 

 

 

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

t

883,55

869,44

918,28

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

t

810,12

812,19

806,76

Soya beans (dry grain)

t

2 311,03

            -

2 311,03

Alfalfa, hay

t

601,97

            -

601,97

Onions and shallots

kg

2,30

2,21

2,33

Carrot – for consumption

kg

2,56

2,41

3,04

Cabbages, all types

kg

1,32

1,11

1,67

Apples – for consumption

kg

4,18

3,74

4,35

Table wine (with or without label of geographic origin)

l

6,75

6,21

6,75

Olive oil; crude and not refined

l

71,84

            -

71,84

Calves for slaughtering

kg

21,49

23,61

18,53

Heifers for slaughtering

kg

14,83

14,47

14,88

Raw cows’ milk

l

1,86

1,82

2,10

Pigs, over 50 kg

kg

10,86

11,70

10,76

Broilers

kg

7,31

7,28

8,07

Consumer eggs

p/st

0,60

               -

0,60

Logs, coniferous

m3

375,73

               -

375,73

Logs, deciduous

m3

415,24

555,21

414,94

Firewood (coniferous and deciduous)

m3

128,19

           -

128,19

Carp

kg

20,88

           -

20,88

Rainbow trout

kg

21,34

24,73

21,34

European pilchard and European sprat

kg

4,49

4,32

4,64

Sea-bass

kg

40,61

46,38

40,43

 

 

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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