Compiler: Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Tike
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Main topic: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Yes
European Statistical System (ESS): Yes

Description

The statistics contain harvest data on Finland’s most important field crops, including cereals (wheat, rye, barley and oats), turnip rape, potato, sugar beet and herbage crops.

Content

The statistics contain harvest data on Finland’s most important field crops. The cereals included are spring and winter wheat, rye, malting barley, feed barley, oats, mixed grain and other grains. Other plant groups are turnip rape, oilseed rape, caraway, peas, table potatoes, early potatoes, processed food potatoes, starch potatoes, other potatoes and sugar beet. The herbage crops included are timothy seeds, hay, fresh grass, silage (fresh and dried) and reed canary grass. The statistics also contain harvest data for green chop, wholegrain silage and fresh silage. Data on the field crop harvest is presented in both kilos per hectare (10,000 m2) and as total yield in millions of kilos. The dry matter content of harvested herbage is also given.

Categories

Data is available for the whole of Finland and also by Employment and Economic Development Centre.

Data collection and sources

The main source for field area data is the Farm Register produced by Tike’s (Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) Statistical Services Division. The majority of the Farm Register is based on official information gathered from farmers during their dealings with Finland’s agricultural industry administration. The per-hectare harvest data is based on information collected from farmers by Tike’s Statistical Services Division.

Update frequency

The statistics are updated annually.

Preparation and publication schedule

The statistics are published in February. An advance estimate is published in November.

Times series

Data is available from the 1920s onwards.

Keywords

Harvest, cereals, plants, herbage crops, potato

Contact details

Name: Juntti Lauri
Telephone: +358 295 313 139

Updated

22.12.2010