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

2. Main Activities in Agriculture Statistics Collection of agricultural output data Economic Agriculture Account Agricultural area survey Feed mix centers Food supply balance International data exchange

3. Agricultural produce that was marketed during the month. Destination : Local Consumption Local Consumption Export Export Local Manufacturing Local Manufacturing Intermediate produce Intermediate produce Agriculture Output

4. Output - Frequency of data collection –Monthly – crop and livestock production, only via organized marketing. export data. –Quarterly – Manufacturing and fruit data. marketedproduce,home consumption on the farm, changes in livestock inventory, intermediate produce and investment in new plantations and afforestation. –Yearly –marketed produce, home consumption on the farm, changes in livestock inventory, intermediate produce and investment in new plantations and afforestation.

5. Output - Data sources Marketing boards and production councils Animal Husbandry Organizations and corporations Wholesalers and food industry (prices) Custom Ministry of Agriculture

6. Output - Quality 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

7. Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi7 Output - Quality 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.

8. Agricultural 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

9. Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi9 Input - Data sources Feed mix centers producers of fertilizers and pesticides Garages Mills Oil Factories Ministry of Agriculture – grains import Water authority

10. Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi10 Input - 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

11. Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi11 Economic 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.

12. Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi12 EAA - 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

13. Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi13 Input and Output Prices in Agriculture Industry The indices measure the influence of price changes on income from agriculture products, materials and services, used for producing agriculture output.

14. Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi14 Quality Based on output data Price indices base year - 2000

15. Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi15 Food 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

16. Challenges in Agriculture Statistics  Privatization and decentralization of organizations in the agriculture sector  Cooperation problems  Time limits  Shift to administrative sources with uncertain reliability  Missing Marketing data

17. Agriculture area survey The Goal: Collection of updated reliable data regarding agricultural area and activities: Area Balance (orchards, flowers, vegetables, field crops, grazing) Animal inventories (cattle, chicken etc.) Marketing and quotas by regions (milk, chicken, eggs and fish)

18. Area Data sources: Administrative files Foreign labor survey in agriculture Production and marketing boards Farmers organizations Insurance companies

19. Area - 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)

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21. Frequency 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