Eurostat: New edition of publication on agriculture

The 2020 edition of Agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics is now available. The flow of the publication extends from the EU’s farms, through the processing and manufacture of food and beverages and their distribution, to their consumption. In this way, it provides a statistical view of the extended Farm to Fork chain. It also covers forestry and fisheries activities.

The publication presents a wide selection of data for the European Union and its Member States, as well as the United Kingdom, EFTA members, candidate countries and potential candidates.

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The eleven chapters of the book:

Chapter 1: ‘Agriculture in the EU: key messages’ is an executive summary of the publication.
Chapter 2: ‘Agriculture: the factors of production’ summarises a range of data covering types and size of farms (including organic farming), the people working in agriculture and agricultural capital.
Chapter 3: ‘Farm production’ presents the most recent data on a wide range of the EU’s agricultural products, both in terms of output and prices; for crops, livestock and meat, as well as milk.
Chapter 4: ‘Performance of the agricultural sector’ covers economic developments and resource performance within the agricultural industry and presents data on output and input values. The analysis also includes the risk from pesticide use and fertiliser consumption, which are of key interest in the new Farm to Fork strategy.
Chapter 5: ‘Forestry activities’ provides data on the EU’s forest area, forest ownership and timber resources, economic and employment figures for the forestry sector and wood production.
Chapter 6: ‘Fisheries activities’ gives a statistical overview of fishery production, catches, aquaculture, landings of fishery products and the EU’s fishing fleet.
Chapter 7: ‘Food and beverages processing’ looks at the wider food chain. It analyses the businesses and persons employed in food and beverages manufacturing in the EU.
Chapter 8: ‘Trade in agricultural goods’ presents EU international trade for various agricultural products and the EU’s main trading partners.
Chapter 9: ‘Food and beverages distribution’ looks at the transport of agricultural and manufactured food products across the EU, by road and by inland waterways.
Chapter 10: ‘Food and beverages consumption’ presents data on consumers, notably their expenditure on food, extent of obesity and the generation of household waste related to food.
Chapter 11: ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics at a glance’ provides a statistical annex for the EU-27 and each of the EU Member States, covering a set of key indicators for the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors, as well as a set of pertinent messages regarding key agricultural developments.

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