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, 13 OCTOBER, 2009

NUMBER: 1.1.2/8.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING PRODUCTS

AUGUST 20091)

 

In August 2009, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products amounted to 597 643 323 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of legal entities and parts thereof was 355 321 686 kuna (59.5%) and the purchase from private family farms was 242 321 637 kuna (40.5%).

 

In August 2009, as compared to August 2008, the total sale and purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products decreased by 1.2%, where the sale decreased by 8.3% and the purchase increased  by 11.3%.

 

In August 2009, in the structure of the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products, cereals  contributed with 18.4%, wood in the rough with 14.2%, raw cows' milk with 14.2%, pigs, live, with 12.5%, cattle, live, with 10.0%, poultry, live, with 7.1%, wine with 5.4%, fish, fresh or chilled, with 4.2%, hens’ eggs with 3.6% and other vegetables, fresh or chilled, with 3.5%. 

 

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

 

VIII. 2008.

VIII. 2009.

Indices

  VIII. 2009.

  VIII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

Total

605 194 120

597 643 323

98,8

 

 

 

 

Purchase from private family farms

   217 751 160

242 321 637

111,3

 

 

 

 

Sale from own production of legal entities

 387 442 960

355 321 686

91,7

 

 

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

      AUGUST 2009

Kuna

 

Total

Purchase from
private family farms

Sale from own
production of
legal entities

 

 

 

 

Total

597 643 323

242 321 637

355 321 686

 

 

 

 

Cereals

109 765 068

79 151 131

30 613 937

Vegetables

3 784 490

3 199 664

584 826

Oil seeds and fruits

16 592 250

8 644 589

7 947 661

Straw and forage

5 753 204

18 500

5 734 704

Plants for use in perfumery, pharmacy and similar purposes

1 035 964

196 225

839 739

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

20 819 461

12 915 339

7 904 122

Living plants and cut flowers

71 315

2 050

69 265

Grapes

2 595 754

339 942

2 255 812

Other fruits, nuts and similar stone-fruits

5 214 190

3 460 457

1 753 733

Wine

32 442 858

580 594

31 862 264

Olive oil

52 532

9 405

43 127

Cattle, live

59 685 986

13 481 044

46 204 942

Raw cows’ milk

85 058 831

75 824 552

9 234 279

Sheep, goats, horses,  live

417 887

275 602

142 285

Raw sheep’s and  goats’ milk

2 467 956

2 416 996

50 960

Pigs, live

74 983 418

6 455 941

68 527 477

Poultry, live

42 361 166

25 635 404

16 725 762

Hens’ eggs

21 554 717

-

21 554 717

Products of other animals

1 652 850

1 567 969

84 881

Raw furs and various raw hides and skins

42 807

8 007

34 800

Wood in the rough

85 108 887

70 084

85 038 803

Fish, fresh or chilled

25 211 461

7 632 770

17 578 691

Crustaceans, oysters and other

970 271

435 372

534 899

 


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

 

Unit of
measure

Average price, kuna

Total

From purchase

From sale

 

 

 

 

 

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

t

835,93

837,04

832,90

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

t

802,06

802,89

797,15

Soya beans (dry grain)

t

2 215,27

-

2 215,27

Alfalfa, hay

t

893,96

-

893,96

Onions and shallots

kg

2,23

2,12

2,25

Carrot – for consumption

kg

2,14

2,11

2,31

Cabbages, all types

kg

1,09

0,96

1,76

Apples – for consumption

kg

2,88

3,40

2,82

Table wine (with or without label of
geographic origin)

l

6,34

-

6,34

Olive oil; crude and not refined

l

64,85

33,00

82,15

Calves for slaughtering

kg

21,25

23,47

18,21

Heifers for slaughtering

kg

14,30

14,14

14,32

Raw cows’ milk

l

1,76

1,73

2,00

Pigs, over 50 kg

kg

10,76

11,35

10,72

Broilers

kg

7,22

7,19

8,52

Consumer eggs

p/st

0,64

-

0,64

Logs, coniferous

m3

373,19

-

373,19

Logs, deciduous

m3

438,61

547,53

438,46

Firewood (coniferous and deciduous)

m3

123,48

-

123,48

Carp

kg

19,96

-

19,96

Rainbow trout

kg

21,16

24,00

21,16

European pilchard and European sprat

kg

3,58

3,48

3,72

Sea-bass

kg

44,44

45,21

44,40

 

 

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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