Statistical presentation

Data description

The statistics consist partly of a series of actual prices and partly of indices. Indices for individual products are combined into sub-indices as well as an overall index for sales products and an overall index for consumption in production, as well as fixed investment goods in agriculture. Indices are calculated based on a base year, which is replaced every 5 years. The current base year is 2020=100.

The statistics follow largely the same product groups as in the calculation of economic accounts for agriculture, except for secondary products, contract operator services, and indirect banking costs. Conversely - and quite significantly - the statistics include the development of prices for investment goods in agriculture, i.e., machinery, equipment, buildings, and land improvements.

The measurement point for information is at the delivery of sales products from the farm (ex-farm) and at the arrival of consumption goods at the farm (to-farm). Thus, these are prices for goods picked up or delivered at the farm.

Classification system

The cluster followed is the main branch 01, Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing. For more details see Dansk Branchekode DB07.

Sector coverage

Agriculture and Horticulture.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Off farm: The measuring point for the price of the sales products e.g. pigs for delivery from the farm, i.e. when leaving the farm.

On site (farm): The measuring point for the price of consumables /goods e.g. seeds when they arrive at the farm.

Goods and services, agricultural investments: Goods and services, agricultural investments covers fixed gross primary investment in machinery, material investments, building investments and other improvements.

Contract operations: Combine harvesting, straw baling, bringing out manure etc.

Statistical unit

The units in the statistics are the products sold by the primary producers and the products and services purchased by the producers. Sales products are calculated in 100 kg (e.g. cereals, vegetables, meat) and par. or 100 pcs. (e.g. piglets and potted plants). Furthermore, on the cost side 100 kWh (el) and 1000 l (oil).

Statistical population

The population consists of the goods and services that the primary producers sell and buy.

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

The statistics cover the period from 2005 and above the monthly prices for selected agricultural products, 2010 for monthly prices for houseplants, while the index is from 2010 and above quarterly and annual index. Older data is available and can be found in discontinued tables in the StatBank. In addition, there are data in the publication Landbrugsstatistik .

Base period

Base year is changing every 5 years. From 2024, the base year is 2020=100.

Unit of measure

Monthly prices are expressed in absolute values, i.e. DKK. For quarters, the price development is expressed in price indices. Prices are without VAT.

Reference period

Calendar month, quarter and calendar year.

Frequency of dissemination

Monthly, quarterly and annually.

Legal acts and other agreements

The right to collect data can be found in the Law on Statistics Denmark § 1, cf. Consolidated Act no. 1189 of 21 December 1992 with the changes imposed by § 1 of the Law no. 295 of 2 May 2000.

The basis for collecting price information in the field of agriculture is the overall EU Council Regulation on national accounts statistics and regulations relating to production information and calculation of the economy of the agricultural sector, in particular the act on Economic Account for Agriculture (2004/138) and legal acts on animal production. A common manual about the quarterly prices indices and also absolute prices, "Agricultural Prices and Indices", is developed in Eurostat.

Cost and burden

Since there are very different types of alerts, some of them via agricultural organizations, and there is no overall reporting burden. Some of the sources for Prices and Price Indices for Agriculture are collected for other statistics.

Comment

Further information can be found at the subject page Agricultural and horticultural economy, or by contacting Statistics Denmark directly.