Agriculture statistics in Israel in Israel Jamal Medlege Hana Tubi, MOAG CBS may 2011.

AgricultureAgriculture statisticsstatistics

in Israelin Israel

Jamal Medlege Hana TubiJamal Medlege Hana Tubi,,MOAG CBS MOAG CBS

may 2011 may 2011

Main Activities in Agriculture Main Activities in Agriculture StatisticsStatistics

• Collection of agricultural output data

• Economic Agriculture Account

• Agricultural area survey

• Feed mix centers

• Food supply balance

• International data exchange

Agricultural produce that was marketed during Agricultural produce that was marketed during the month.the month.

Destination :Destination :

• Local ConsumptionLocal Consumption• ExportExport• Local ManufacturingLocal Manufacturing• Intermediate produceIntermediate produce

AgricultureAgriculture OutputOutput

Output - Frequency of data Output - Frequency of data collectioncollection

– Monthly – crop and livestock production, only via organized marketing.

export data.– Quarterly – Manufacturing and fruit data.

– Yearly –marketedmarketed produce,produce, home home

consumption on the farm, changes in consumption on the farm, changes in livestock inventory, intermediate livestock inventory, intermediate produce and investment in new produce and investment in new plantations and afforestation.plantations and afforestation.

Output - Output - Data sourcesData sources

• Marketing boards and production councils• Animal Husbandry Organizations and corporations• Wholesalers and food industry (prices)• Custom• Ministry of Agriculture

Output - Output - QualityQuality

• Crops – vegetable quantities data are reliable but are

lagged.– Fruit quantities data are based on quarterly

rough estimations ((מקורות מנהליים שהשתנו– The price data for both are based on non –

statistical survey combined with administrative data

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Output - Output - QualityQuality

• livestock production - reliable and updated information.

• Manufacturing price data – non statistical survey of only a few factories.

• Export data – unreliable quantity data.

• Unorganized marketing– estimations.

Agricultural Input ValueAgricultural Input Value• Total materials and services that the

agriculture sector buys from itself and from other sectors (intermediate consumption) including depreciation in renewal prices:

Employees, Animal feed, Water, Packing materials, Fertilizer and manure, Hired transport, Spare parts, Fuel lubricants and implements, Pesticides, chicks seeds and saplings, Administration, Depreciation

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Input - Data sources Input - Data sources

• Feed mix centers

• producers of fertilizers and pesticides

• Garages

• Mills

• Oil Factories

• Ministry of Agriculture – grains import• Water authority

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Input - QualityInput - Quality

• Survey cover most of the inputs– reliable and updated information,

• 95% response, good coverage.

• Packing materials and hired transport – estimated by quantities.

• Price indices base year - 2000 .

• Import data – missing quantity data.

• Services – missing data

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Economic Agriculture AccountEconomic Agriculture Account

• Income of “primary” agriculture factors (labor & capital) invested in agriculture.

• Estimated as the total value of agricultural products plus compensations and other receipts less the value of the total input.

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EAA - QualityEAA - Quality

• Derived from output and input data

• Services – partial and missing data

• Regular update for previous years

• Investment – lagged data and breaks in the series

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Input and Output PricesInput and Output Prices in Agriculture Industry in Agriculture Industry

• The indices measure the influence of price changes on income from agriculture products, materials and services, used for producing agriculture output.

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QualityQuality

• Based on output data

• Price indices base year - 2000

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Food Supply BalanceFood Supply Balance

• A summary of the sources of food and their nutritional content, for the purpose of calculation nutritional value of food supply: calories, fat, protein, minerals and vitamins.

• The Average consumption is computed per day per capita.

• The balance sheet is drawn up in the form determined by the FAO

Challenges in Agriculture StatisticsChallenges in Agriculture Statistics

Privatization and decentralization of organizations in the agriculture sector

Cooperation problemsTime limitsShift to administrative sources with

uncertain reliabilityMissing Marketing data

Agriculture area surveyAgriculture area survey

The Goal: Collection of updated reliable data The Goal: Collection of updated reliable data regarding agricultural area and activitiesregarding agricultural area and activities::

• Area Balance (orchards, flowers, Area Balance (orchards, flowers, vegetables, field crops, grazing) Animal vegetables, field crops, grazing) Animal inventories (cattle, chicken etc.)inventories (cattle, chicken etc.)• Marketing and quotas by regions (milk, Marketing and quotas by regions (milk, chicken, eggs and fish)chicken, eggs and fish)

Area Data sources:Area Data sources:Administrative filesAdministrative files

• Foreign labor survey in agriculture

• Production and marketing boards

• Farmers organizations

• Insurance companies

Area - QualityArea - Quality

• Missing information regarding farms that do not use foreign workers and some sectors

• Missing information regarding the crops location

• Missing information regarding the non agricultural activities

• Biased reporting (Influenced reporting)

Thanks for your attention

Frequency of data collectionFrequency of data collection

– Monthly – agricultural output data (crop and animal production), export data

– Yearly – agricultural area survey, agricultural industry account,Food balance sheet

– Every 10-15 years – agricultural census