First Release

Year: LX.
Zagreb, 14 August 2023
POLJ-2023-1-5/2

ISSN 1334-0557

AGRICULTURAL QUARTERLY PRICE INDICES, 2023 – Provisional Data

Since 2018, agricultural quarterly price indices have been calculated on the basis of 2015 in accordance with Eurostat recommendations.

In the second quarter of 2023, the average producer prices of agricultural goods output increased by 39.7% compared to 2015 and by 8.4% compared to the same quarter of 2022.

The prices of crop products output were 28.6% higher compared to 2015 and 4.5% lower compared to the same quarter of 2022.

The decrease in the prices of crop products output compared to the same quarter of 2022 was influenced by a large decrease in the prices of cereals (of 40.0%) and oilseeds (of 32.6%), while the prices increased in the following groups: wine (by 11.6%), vegetables, flowers and plants (by 11.5%) and fruits (by 24.9%). The prices also increased in all other groups of crop products.

The prices of livestock, poultry, and animal products output increased by 51.4% compared to 2015 and by 23.4% compared to the same quarter of 2022.

As regards the groups of products that have the largest share in livestock production, the largest increase compared to the same quarter of 2022 was recorded in the prices of pigs (of 36.3%), milk (of 26.0%), cattle (of 9.7%) and consumer eggs (of 48.8%). The prices increased in all other groups in livestock production as well.

The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (input I) increased by 43.6% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to 2015, while they decreased by 10.5% compared to the same quarter of 2022, which was influenced by the decrease in the prices of energy and fertilisers.

G-1 AGRICULTURAL QUARTERLY PRICE INDICES, SECOND QUARTER OF 2022 – SECOND QUARTER OF 2023

1 PRICE INDICES OF AGRICULTURAL GOODS OUTPUT

Agricultural goods output Indices
IV − VI 2023
Ø 2015
IV − VI 2023
IV − VI 2022
Total 139,7 108,4
Agricultural goods output, excluding fruits and vegetables 137,4 107,8
Crop output 128,6 95,5
Crop output, excluding fruits and vegetables 119,4 89,2
Cereals 125,8 60,0
Industrial plants 125,7 67,4
Forage plants 83,7 104,8
Vegetables, flowers and plants 149,1 111,5
Fresh vegetables 162,1 113,2
Flowers and plants 125,5 107,7
Potatoes (including seeds) 265,2 133,7
Fruits 233,6 124,9
Wine 127,9 111,6
Olive oil 136,6 108,8
Livestock, poultry and animal products output 151,4 123,4
Livestock and poultry 149,6 119,4
Cattle 150,2 109,7
Pigs 165,7 136,3
Horses 174,6 104,6
Sheep and goats 146,8 112,3
Poultry 134,4 117,3
Other animals 118,7 87,3
Animal products output 153,6 128,7
Milk – total (cow’s, sheep’s and goat’s) 149,8 126,0
Eggs, consumer 183,4 148,8
Other animal products output1) 127,8 112,4

1) The index refers to the prices of honey and raw skin (excluding lamb’s).

2 PRICE INDICES OF GOODS AND SERVICES CURRENTLY CONSUMED IN AGRICULTURE (input I)

   Indices
IV − VI 2023
Ø 2015
IV – VI 2023
IV – VI 2022
Input I, total 143,6 89,5
Seeds and planting stock 147,2 111,3
Energy and lubricants 134,2 72,9
Fertilisers 175,1 67,4
Plant protection products and pesticides 123,4 104,7
Veterinary expenses 121,2 107,4
Animal feedingstuffs 155,0 101,1
Maintenance of materials 131,3 112,1
Maintenance of buildings 142,2 109,4
Other services 109,0 104,6

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

The agricultural price indices for the Republic of Croatia have been calculated on the basis of the data on prices obtained through the quarterly surveys on the purchase and sale of agricultural products as well as through other surveys carried out by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, from administrative data of the Ministry of Agriculture and from other administrative sources.

The price indices in agriculture in the Republic of Croatia have been calculated on the 2005 basis within the national Phare 2005 Programme for the first time and the methodology used has been harmonised according to Eurostat recommendations.

Since 2018, the indices have been calculated on the 2015 basis.

The structure of weights is reviewed every five years according to the Eurostat methodology for agricultural price statistics, which means that the calculation of price indices is influenced by the weight structure from the base year. The Laspeyres formula is used to calculate the price indices.

The weight structure was calculated on the basis of the share of individual products in the purchase and sale of agricultural products as well as on the basis of the value of agricultural production and intermediate consumption from the agricultural economic accounts.

Coverage

The agricultural price indices are calculated at the level of the Republic of Croatia.

Definitions

Price index of agricultural goods output includes crop and animal output (livestock, poultry and animal products).

Input I includes goods and services currently consumed in agriculture.

Goods are all products except services.

Services include the maintenance of materials (machines and materials), agricultural buildings and other services.

EU Zastava Png

The survey whose data are published in this First Release has been conducted with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.

Abbreviations  
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