Statistical publications “FADN survey results” are annually published since 1996. The publication of 2016 is based on accountancy data from 1301 family farms and 35 agricultural companies (AC). Selected farms cover all districts, natural zones and reflect different farming conditions. After the EU accession in 2004 Lithuania usually delivers data of 1000-1150 farms to the EU Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). Lithuanian economic size threshold for FADN survey is 4 thousand Euro.
Typology of the FADN sample was calculated based on SO 2013 coefficients (Table3), weighting of results was done with regard to FSS 2016.
Like in previous years, statistical results of family farms and agricultural companies are presented separately, as they are very different from both economic size and labour input. Some types of farming and economic size classes are aggregated. Weighted averages per farm are calculated for each group and whole country. Data of the previous year per country in family farms is also presented, what enables to compare farming results in the course of the last two years. Structures of the sample farms (family farms and agricultural companies) are revealed in the tables 4 and 5 respectively.
In family farms average arable land increased by 5 per cent, compared to 2015. Year 2016 was less favourable for crop production than 2015. Yields of most cereals were lower by 10-15 per cent, sale prices also decreased, what resulted in drop of output crops by 13 per cent to 18077 Euro, compared to 2015.
Situation in livestock sector was slightly better. In the course of some years average number of livestock units per farm decreased, however, in 2016 it was a small increase, compared to 2015. Sale prices of most livestock products were similar to 2015, milk yield per cow grew by 3,8 per cent and amounted to 5237 kg per cow, compared to 2015. Poultry, egg production was lower, what resulted in small drop of output livestock by 2 per cent to 7507 Euro, compared to 2015. As usual, the share of OGA in the total output was insignificant. All subsidies were notably higher, they increase by 27,3 per cent, compared to 2015.
Larger arable land required more specific crop costs. Livestock costs, farming overheads were on similar level to the previous year. Depreciation increased even by 19 percent. Obviously, higher subsidies on investment influenced significant increase of investment.
Due to large drop of output crops Farm Net Income was lower by 14,3 per cent, compared to 2015. Average total assets increased by 10 per cent, compared to 2015. The debts were also growing, however, Net Worth at the end of the year increased by 6,8 per cent, compared to 2015, to 89388 Euro.
Only 35 Agricultural companies (AC) were included into survey 2016. It was not easy to incorporate proper AC because a part of Lithuanian AC had chosen accounting year different from calendar year (July 1st). Therefore, they could not provide farming and other data for year 2016. The results of agricultural companies are presented in two tables: standard results by type of farming and economic size based on the EU RICA1 methodology.
This publication contains 30 tables. Family farms are grouped by:
- economic size;
- type of farming;
- area;
- land quality point;
- farmer’s age;
- counties;
- less favoured (LFA) and normal areas;
- organic farms.
Types of farming in family farms (row headings in the tables of family farms):
- Specialist cereals, oilseeds and protein crops (TF 15);
- General field cropping, mixed cropping (TF 16, 61);
- Horticulture and permanent crops (TF 23, 38);
- Specialist dairying (TF 45);
- Grazing livestock (TF 46, 47, 48, 73);
- Specialist granivores (TF 51, 52);
- Field crops-grazing livestock, combined (TF 83);
- Various crops and livestock combined (TF 84).
Ūkių veiklos rezultatai (ŪADT tyrimo duomenys) 2016 = FADN survey results 2016. - Vilnius: Lietuvos agrarinės ekonomikos institutas, 2017. - 95 p.: iliustr., lent. - Santr. angl. ISSN 2029-1221.
