PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND GRAPES, 2021 – Provisional Data

Increased production of watermelons

The production of watermelons was the highest in 2021, by 5 803 tonnes higher than in 2020.

The production of other vegetables also increased: cucumbers and gherkins by 1 506 tonnes, red peppers, capsicum by 669 tonnes, cauliflowers and broccoli by 296 tonnes, onions and garlic by 92 tonnes, as well as the production of other fruits: mandarins by 954 tonnes.

Decreased production of tomatoes

The production of tomatoes decreased in 2021 by 13 461 tonnes, as compared to 2020.

The production of other vegetables also decreased: cabbage, white and red, by 4 975 tonnes, carrots by 3 383 tonnes, lettuce by 2 913 tonnes, green beans by 2 194 tonnes, melons by 879 tonnes, leeks by 818 tonnes, as well as the production of other fruits: plums by 7 541 tonnes, apples by 6 335 tonnes, peaches and nectarines by 1 467 tonnes, pears by 1 328 tonnes, hazelnuts by 1 142 tonnes, sour cherries by 883 tonnes and sweet cherries by 878 tonnes.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

The Croatian Bureau of Statistics conducted surveys on the production of vegetables, fruits and grapes on the basis of the Official Statistics Act (NN, No. 25/20) and on the basis of Regulation (EU) No. 543/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 concerning crop statistics and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 1557/2015 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No. 543/2009 concerning crop statistics (18 June 2009). Data on production of vegetables, fruits and grapes were collected through the Report on Actual Yield of Early Crops and Fruits (PO-32 form), the Report on Actual Yield of Late Crops, Fruits and Grapes (PO-33 form) and the Report on Yield of Citrus Fruits and Olives (PO-34 form).

Sources and methods of data collection

Data are collected via the following surveys:

1. Report on Actual Yield of Early Crops and Fruits (PO-32 form)
2. Report on Actual Yield of Late Crops, Fruits and Grapes (PO-33 form)
3. Report on Yield of Citrus Fruits and Olives (PO-34 form).

These reports collect data on harvested areas of vegetables, fruits and grapes expressed in hectares, while the production and yield per hectare are expressed in tonnes.

These data are collected separately for business entities and parts thereof and for private family farms. Data on business entities are collected in two ways: by using the reporting method on an appropriate form or via a web-based application.

Data for private family farms were collected by using the telephone interview method and in personal interview method by using laptop applied to a selected stratified sample. The sample for private family farms was selected from the Statistical Register of Agricultural Holdings.

The sample size was conditioned by the financial means allocated from the State Budget of the Republic of Croatia for 2021 and the share of agricultural farms by regions.

The samples consisted of about 5 000 to 7 000 private family farms. It is a stratified random sample regarding region in which the private family farm is located and regarding areas under crops.

All expanded data were compared to data from previous years and available administrative sources (the Farm Register of the Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development etc.). On the basis of all available data, corrections were done if necessary.

Coverage and comparability

Reporting units are business entities and parts thereof defined in section A Agriculture, forestry and fishing according to the NKD 2007. as well as other business entities and parts thereof engaged in agricultural production but classified in other activities.

Reporting units are also private family farms engaged in agricultural production, for which interviewers collected data.

Definitions

Kitchen gardens are areas scheduled for growing of crops (mostly vegetables) that are intended for consumption by persons living in a household and that are mainly not intended for sale. Only occasional surplus of products grown on these areas is sold outside the household.

Intensive orchards are cultivated with a specific distance between the trees in which mechanised cultivation can be performed. As a rule, they are larger plantations of fruit trees (of 10 or more ares) or berries (excluding strawberries) intended for fruit growing for sale.

Extensive (traditional) orchards are country semi-intensive or extensive plantations of fruit trees of predominantly old sorts intended mostly for own consumption. Included are trees in (mixed) orchards as well as trees in yards, on boundary lines, by roads, etc.

The total production is a so-called stored production obtained after the harvest by deduction of all the losses before the harvest and during the transport and combine harvesting etc.

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