Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1579 of 31 July 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards agricultural price statistics (Text with EEA relevance)
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Data requirements
Member States shall provide data on the domain of agricultural price statistics referred to in Article 5(1), point (c) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 in the form of aggregated data sets. The data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) at the required geographical level.
Datasets
(1) The data contents of the datasets are specified in: (a) Annex I for topic (i), agricultural price indices, for the detailed topics (i) Early and achieved indices (ii) Weights and rebased indices (b) Annex II for topic (ii), absolute input prices, for the detailed topics (i) Fertilisers (ii) Feeding stuff (iii) Energy (c) Annex III for topic (iii), agricultural land prices and rents, for the detailed topics (i) Agricultural land prices (ii) Agricultural land rents. (2) For each dataset, section I specifies: (a) a description of the data contents (b) the variables to be provided at national and, where required, at regional level (c) the deadlines for transmission of the data to the Commission (Eurostat) (d) the reference periods. (3) For each dataset, section II specifies: (a) a description of the measurement units (b) technical requirements related to the variables.
Methodological specifications
The methodological specifications relating to each of the datasets in Annexes I, II and III are set out in Annex IV.
Observation units
The observation units for statistics on the topics ‘Agricultural price indices’ and ‘Absolute input prices’ are agricultural industry units trading in goods and services or their counterparts in the transactions. The agricultural industry is composed of agricultural holdings, groups of producers producing wine and olive oil, and specialised units providing these enterprises with a combination of machines, material and labour to perform contract work. The observation units for the topic ‘Agricultural land prices and rents’ are primarily persons or enterprises involved in the transactions of selling or renting land for agricultural use, including service providers.
Descriptions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the descriptions of terms as set out in Annex V shall apply.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2025.
AGRICULTURAL PRICE INDICES
ANNEX I AGRICULTURAL PRICE INDICES DATA SET 1 Agricultural price indices Domain: c. Agricultural price statistics Topic: i. Agricultural price indices Detailed topics: i.1 Early and achieved indices i.2 Weights and rebased indices Section I Data contents The data shall provide agricultural price indices that represent the changes in prices of agricultural products and inputs in the Member State during the reference period, by comparison with the base year, as well as the data necessary to allow rebasing these indices. These are: weights (weighting values) and rebased indices. Product or input Frequency Quarterly Annual Every 5 years Reference period Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Year N Year B Deadlines 15 May year N 15 August year N 15 November year N 15 February year N+1 15 November year N 1 March year N+1 15 July year N+1 30 September year B+3 31 December year B+3 Agricultural products CEREALS (including seeds) QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Wheat and spelt QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Common wheat and spelt QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Durum wheat QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Rye and winter cereal mixtures (meslin) QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Barley QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fodder barley QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Malting barley QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Oats and summer cereal mixtures QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Grain maize QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Rice QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other cereals QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI INDUSTRIAL CROPS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Oilseeds and oleaginous fruit (including seeds) QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Rape and turnip rape seeds QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Sunflower QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Soya QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other oleaginous products QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Protein crops (including seeds) QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Raw tobacco QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Sugar beet QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other industrial crops QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fibre crops QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Hops QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other industrial crops: others QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI FORAGE PLANTS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Green maize QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fodder root crops (including forage beet) QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other forage plants QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Hay QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Straw QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Silage QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other forage plants: others QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI VEGETABLES AND HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fresh vegetables (including melons) QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Cauliflower QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Tomatoes QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other fresh vegetables QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Cabbages QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Lettuces QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Spinach QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Cucumbers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Carrots QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Onions QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fresh beans QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fresh pulses QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fresh peas QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other fresh vegetables: other QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Plants and flowers QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI POTATOES (including seeds) QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Potatoes for consumption QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Early potatoes QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Main crop potatoes QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Seed potatoes QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other potatoes QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI FRUIT QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fresh fruit QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Apples for fresh consumption QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Pears for fresh consumption QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Peaches QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other fresh fruit QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Cherries QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Plums QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Strawberries QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Nuts and dried fruit QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Nuts QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Dried fruit QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other fresh fruit: other QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Citrus fruit QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Sweet oranges QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Mandarins QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Lemons and acid limes QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other citrus fruit QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Grapes QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Grapes for table use QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other grapes, fresh QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Olives QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Olives for table use QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other olives QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI WINE QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI PDO and PGI QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI PDO QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI PGI QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other wines than PDO and PGI QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI OLIVE OIL QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI OTHER CROP PRODUCTS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Vegetative materials used primarily for plaiting QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Seeds QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other crop products: others QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI TOTAL CROP, including fruit and vegetables QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI TOTAL CROP, excluding fruit and vegetables QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI ANIMALS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Live cattle QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Cattle excluding calves QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Calves QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Live pigs QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Live sheep and goats QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Live poultry QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Chicken (species) QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other poultry QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other animals QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI ANIMAL PRODUCTS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Milk or Raw milk QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Raw cows’ milk QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other milk types QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Eggs QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other animal products QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI TOTAL ANIMAL QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI TOTAL AGRICULTURAL GOODS, including fruit and vegetables QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI TOTAL AGRICULTURAL GOODS, excluding fruit and vegetables QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Goods and services consumed in agriculture (input 1) GOODS AND SERVICES CURRENTLY CONSUMED IN AGRICULTURE (INPUT 1) QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI ENERGY; LUBRICANTS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Electricity QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fuels for heating QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Motor fuels QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Lubricants and other energy products than electricity, and heating and motor fuels QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI FERTILISERS AND SOIL IMPROVERS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Straight fertilisers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Nitrogenous fertilisers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Phosphatic fertilisers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Potassic fertilisers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Compound fertilisers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI NP fertilisers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI PK fertilisers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI NPK fertilisers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other fertilisers, soil improvers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Fungicides and bactericides QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Insecticides and acaricides QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Herbicides, haulm destructors and moss killers QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other plant protection products QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI VETERINARY EXPENSES QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI ANIMAL FEEDING STUFFS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Straight feeding stuffs QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Cereals and milling by-products QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Oilcakes QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Products of animal origin QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other straight feeding stuffs QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Compound feeding stuffs QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Compound feeding stuffs for calves QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Compound feeding stuffs for cattle excluding calves QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Compound feeding stuffs for pigs QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Compound feeding stuffs for poultry QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other compound feeding stuffs QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI MAINTENANCE OF MATERIALS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (input 2) GOODS AND SERVICES CONTRIBUTING TO AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT (INPUT 2) QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI MATERIALS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI MACHINERY AND OTHER EQUIPMENT QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Rotovators and other 2 wheel equipment QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Machinery and equipment for cultivation QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Machinery and equipment for harvesting QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Farm machinery and installations QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Farm machinery and installations for crop production QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Farm machinery and installations for animal production QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other farm machinery and installations QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Tractors QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI Other vehicles QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI BUILDINGS QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI FARM BUILDINGS (NON-RESIDENTIAL) QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI OTHER WORKS EXCEPT LAND IMPROVEMENTS (OTHER BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ETC.) QI QI QI QI - AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI OTHER QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI INPUT TOTAL (INPUT 1 + INPUT 2) QI QI QI QI AI AI AI, QI QW, AW QI, AI N : The calendar year that the data refer to B : The base year AI : Annual indices, B = 100 QI : Quarterly indices, B = 100 AW : Annual weighting values (millions of national currency) QW : Quarterly weighting values (millions of national currency) Geographical level : National level Section II Description of the measurement units Agricultural price indices : index, set to 100 for the base year Weighting values : million national currency Technical requirements related to the variables The detailed methodological specifications to be applied are provided in annex IV. An annual index of a category is the weighted average of the four corresponding quarterly indices of the same category. The quarterly weighting values are used to establish this result. The aggregated indices shall result from the weighted average of the more detailed indices at the next level of the classification, as weighted by their weighting values. The indices shall be re-based every five years, so that the agricultural price indices can be re-calculated with reference to prices and weighting values of a new base year (years finishing with 0 or 5).
ABSOLUTE INPUT PRICES
ANNEX II ABSOLUTE INPUT PRICES DATA SET 1 Fertilisers Domain: c. Agricultural price statistics Topic: ii. Absolute input prices Detailed topic: ii.1 Fertilisers Section I Data contents The data set shall cover the average purchase prices for the fertiliser products and the related country weighting values. Fertiliser product and form Deadline 31 May year N+1 31 December year B+1 Nitrogen fertilisers Ammonium sulphate 16-26 % (AS) Granular AP AW Crystallized AP AW Calcium ammonium nitrate 22-32 %(CAN) All forms AP AW Ammonium nitrate (AN) 28-38 % Granular AP AW Ammonium nitrate (AN-24S) 20-30 % N+S Granular AP AW Urea (AUS) 46 % Granular AP AW Prilled AP AW Urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) 27-37 % Solution AP AW Urea ammonium nitrate + S (UAN-26S) 22-32 % N+S Solution AP AW Phosphatic fertilisers Single superphosphate (SSP) under 25 % All forms AP AW Triple superphosphate (TSP) over 40 % All forms AP AW Potassic fertilisers Potassium chloride (KCl) 55-65 % Granular/compacted AP AW Prilled AP AW Potassium sulphate (K 2 SO 4 ) 45-55 % All forms AP AW N : The calendar year that the data refer to AP : Annual average price (national currency/tonne of nutrient content) B : The year the weighting values refer to (ending with “0” or “5”) AW : Country weighting values (millions of national currency) Geographical level : National level Reference period : Calendar year Section II Description of measurement units Price: In national currency per metric tonne of nutritive content of the fertiliser product, namely nitrogen (N), phosphate (P 2 O 5 ) or potassium oxide (K 2 O) equivalents respectively for the nitrogen, phosphoric and potassic fertilisers, calculated according to the generic methodological specifications in Annex IV. Country weighting values: Million national currency Technical requirements related to the variables The prices refer to transactions of at least 5 tonnes of fertiliser product, delivered free on farm. Country weighting values are the national values of all the transactions recorded for each fertiliser product. DATA SET 2 Feeding stuff Domain: c. Agricultural price statistics Topic: ii. Absolute input prices Detailed topic: ii.2 Feeding stuff Section I Data contents The data set shall cover the purchase prices for feeding stuffs and the related country weighting values. Feeding stuff product Deadline 31 May year N+1 31 December year B+1 Straight feeding stuffs Fodder wheat AP AW Fodder barley AP AW Oats AP AW Grain maize AP AW Wheat bran AP AW Soybean meal AP AW Dried sugar beet pulp AP AW Meadow hay AP AW Dried lucerne AP AW Cereal straw AP AW Triticale AP AW Sunflower seed meal AP AW Rapeseed meal AP AW Sugar cane molasses AP AW N : The calendar year that the data refer to AP : Annual average price (national currency) B : The year the weighting values refer to (ending with “0” or “5”) AW : Country weighting values (millions of national currency) Geographical level : National level Reference period : Calendar year Section II Description of measurement units Annual average price: In national currency per metric tonne of straight feeding stuff Country weighting values: Million national currency Technical requirements related to the variables The prices refer to transactions of at least 5 tonnes feeding stuffs delivered free on farm. DATA SET 3 Energy Domain: c. Agricultural price statistics Topic: ii. Absolute input prices Detailed topic: ii.3 Energy Section I Data contents The data set shall cover the purchase prices for energy products used in agriculture and the related country weighting values. Energy product Deadline 31 May year N+1 31 December year B+1 Electricity AP AW Heating gas oil AP AW Residual fuel oil AP AW Motor spirit AP AW Diesel oil AP AW N : The calendar year that the data refer to AP : Annual average price B : The year the weighting values refer to (ending with “0” or “5”) AW : Country weighting values (million national currency) Reference period : Calendar year Geographical level : National level Section II Description of measurement units Electricity: national currency per 1 000 kWh Other energy prices: national currency per 100 l Technical requirements related to the variables The detailed methodological specifications to be applied are provided in annex IV. The prices refer to transactions where delivery is as follows: — Heating gas oil: in bulk, for 1 000 l — Residual fuel oil: in bulk, for 5 000 l — Motor spirit: at petrol pump; for small purchases in bulk in the buyer’s container — Diesel oil: in bulk in the buyer’s container, for at least 1 000 l
AGRICULTURAL LAND PRICES AND RENTS
ANNEX III AGRICULTURAL LAND PRICES AND RENTS DATA SET 1 Agricultural land prices Domain: c. Agricultural price statistics Topic: iii. Agricultural land prices and rents Detailed topic: iii.1 Agricultural land prices Section I Data contents The data set shall cover the average selling price of agricultural land as reflected in transactions in the Member State during the reference year. Category of agricultural land Deadline 30 September year N+1 Arable land AP Irrigable arable land AP Non-irrigable arable land AP Permanent grassland AP N : The calendar year that the data refer to AP : Annual average price Reference period : Calendar year Geographical level : National and regional level Section II Description of measurement units National currency per hectare of agricultural land. Technical requirements related to the variables The additional technical requirements that apply are covered by the detailed methodological specifications provided in annex IV. DATA SET 2 Agricultural land rents Domain: c. Agricultural price statistics Topic: iii. Agricultural land prices and rents Detailed topic: iii.2 Agricultural land rents Section I Data contents The data set shall cover the average price for renting agricultural land for a calendar year. Category of agricultural land Deadline 31 December year N+1 Arable land and permanent grassland AR Arable land AR Permanent grassland AR N : The calendar year that the data refer to AR : Annual average renting price Geographical level : National and regional level Reference period : Calendar year Section II Description of measurement units National currency per hectare of agricultural land. Technical requirements related to the variables The additional technical requirements that apply are covered by the detailed methodological specifications provided in annex IV.
METHODOLOGICAL SPECIFICATIONS
ANNEX IV METHODOLOGICAL SPECIFICATIONS 1. Compilation 1.1. Compilation of agricultural price indices (API) 1.1.1. The API are ‘Laspeyres-type indices’. Such an index is a price index that measures the average change in prices from the price for the base period to the price for a later period, using the value shares (weights) from the base period. A ‘Laspeyres-type index’ is defined as: , the price of a product i being denoted by p i , the quantity of this product by q i . The index compares the price of the current period t and the price of the base period (0). 1.1.2. For compilation of the whole set of indices, only the detailed indices are compiled by referring to the absolute prices p 0 and p t . The aggregated indices are compiled from detailed indices or from already-aggregated indices. This aggregation uses directly the divisor from the Laspeyres index formula as a weight for computing an average of these indices. Member States compile the quarterly and annual weighting values for the detailed and aggregated indices. 1.1.3. The weighting value of an aggregated index is the sum of the weighting values of the indices contributing to it. The weighting value of an index for a year is the sum of its weighting values for the four quarters of this year. 1.1.4. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with the products and input API as defined in Annex I, considering the provisions under section 3 of this Annex. 1.1.5. The weighting values and prices of the non-required products as defined under points 3.1.2. to 3.1.5. of this Annex shall be recorded together with the weighting values and prices of another product which is at the same hierarchical level in Annex I and contributes to the same aggregate. 1.1.6. In order to reduce possible volatility in the values reported for the base year, each Member State can choose a longer period, provided that: 1) the same period is used for all the agricultural price indices, 2) the indices are produced and published using a common index reference period (base year = 100), and 3) consistency with the Economic Accounts for Agriculture (EAA) is kept. 1.1.7. The API shall cover goods transactions of the agricultural industry as defined in Article 4. 1.2. Compilation of the absolute agricultural prices for EU-level needs 1.2.1. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with the absolute agricultural prices for EU needs, which cover specific inputs in the fields of energy, fertiliser and feedingstuffs prices as listed in Annex II. The information includes the annual average collected prices for the selected inputs and, every five years, their annual weighting values. 1.3. Compilation of the statistics on agricultural land prices and rents 1.3.1. Member States must check the quality of the individual information to avoid covering transactions for other uses than agricultural and other non-compliant transactions. 1.3.2. The land prices and rents at NUTS 0 and NUTS 1 are calculated as the averages of the regional (NUTS 2) average prices or rents weighted by the corresponding areas (NUTS 2), for each category of land set out in Annex III. The information on the areas is provided by the latest data from Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 on integrated farm statistics or any other suitable source, preferentially of EU coverage. 1.3.3. The price for a type of land, as listed in Annex III, is not compiled if this type of land covers less than 5 % of the utilised agricultural area. 1.3.4. The breakdown of arable land is not compiled if the irrigable arable land covers less than 15 % of the utilised agricultural area. 1.3.5. Where the price of irrigable arable land is not significantly different from the price of non-irrigable land, the breakdown of irrigable and non-irrigable arable land is not compiled. A price of irrigable arable land more than 50 % higher than the price of non-irrigable arable land is considered as significant. 1.3.6. Where the price of permanent grassland is not significantly different from the price of arable land, the price of permanent grassland is not compiled. A price of arable land more than 50 % higher than the price of permanent grassland is considered as significant. 1.3.7. Where the available transactions do not distinguish the rents broken down between arable land and permanent grassland, or not enough transactions exist to establish representative specific rent prices, the resulting rent prices are not broken down between arable land and permanent grassland. 1.3.8. For the purpose of establishing statistics on agricultural land prices and rents, where less than 10 eligible land transactions are available, the related statistics are considered as of insufficient quality. In such a case, the Member State shall inform the Commission. The eligible transactions are those granted for arable land and permanent grassland and regarding areas without buildings or plantations and intended to be used for agriculture. Transactions granted between persons who are relatives are not eligible. 2. Comparability 2.1.1. For the indices to be considered comparable, any differences across Member States at all levels of detail shall only reflect differences in price changes or revenue and expenditure patterns. 2.1.2. Any indices that deviate from the concepts or methods described in section 1.1. of this Annex shall be deemed comparable if they differ systematically by no more than 0.5 percentage points on average over one year from the indices compiled following the concepts and methods described in section 1.1. of this Annex. 3. Field of observation 3.1.1. Absolute agricultural prices collected by Member States for compilation of API shall be representative at Member State level. 3.1.2. Product indices accounting for less than one percent of the total agricultural product weighting value of a Member State and input indices accounting for less than one percent of the total input weighting value of a Member State are not required, unless they fall under the provisions set out in points 3.1.3. or 3.1.4. 3.1.3. Annual indices shall be transmitted for products and inputs whose values are parts of the transmission program set out in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 and are considered statistically significant for the Member State, as provided for by point 2.055 of Annex I of that Regulation. 3.1.4. The overall weighting values of the non-required products, as defined in points 3.1.1. and 3.1.2. of this Annex cannot add up to more than five percent of the total weighting values of the products of a Member State or, for the non-required inputs, of the total weighting values of the inputs. If the sum of the weighting values for indices which meet the conditions described in point 3.1.2. of this Annex is higher than five percent, the Member State may choose the products and inputs for which the indices shall be transmitted. 3.1.5. The quarterly weighting values related to a product index shall reflect seasonality, where applicable, if its weighting value accounts for more than one percent of the total agricultural product weighting value. 3.1.6. Member States can transmit quarterly weighting values of input indices on a voluntary basis. 3.1.7. Absolute input prices collected by Member States for EU needs, as required under topic “ii. Absolute input prices”, shall be representative of the purchases of the inputs of agricultural holdings at Member State level. 3.1.8. Member States are not required to produce and transmit the absolute prices listed in dataset 1 of Annex II if their purchases account for less than one percent of the total Member State purchases of fertilisers. 3.1.9. Member States are not required to produce and transmit the absolute prices listed in dataset 2 of Annex II if their purchases account for less than one percent of the total Member State purchases of feedingstuffs. 3.1.10. Member States are not required to produce and transmit the absolute prices listed in dataset 3 of Annex II if their purchases account for less than one percent of the total Member State purchases of energy. 3.1.11. Member States shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) on the percentages referred to in points 3.1.8., 3.1.9. and 3.1.10. prior to sending the weighting values. 3.1.12. Agricultural land prices and rents collected by Member States shall be representative at regional (NUTS 2) level. Where not enough transactions are available at this level, the concerned data shall nevertheless be part of the aggregation to a broader geographical level. 4. Methodological reports 4.1.1. In line with Article 10(6) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with separate methodological reports for the detailed topic ‘Weights and re-based indices’ that consist of: — Inventories of data sources, definitions and methods used in the compilation of API; — A description of the elaboration of the API weighting values, assessment and treatment of the indices not subject to full reporting, and assessment of seasonality. 4.1.2. If a Member State intends to introduce a significant change in the production method of a set of agricultural price statistics or a part thereof, the Member State shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) about the change at the latest three months before the change would enter into force. In this case, the Member State shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with a quantification of the impact of the change. 5. Compilation of the indices until 2028 The indices will be compiled on the basis of the available 2020 weighting values up to the end of the 2025 re-basing exercise (31 December 2028).
DESCRIPTIONS
ANNEX V DESCRIPTIONS For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘agricultural producer’ means agricultural holdings or other enterprises contributing to agricultural industry as defined by Regulation (EC) No 138/2004; (2) ‘agricultural products’ means goods and services resulting from the agricultural activity of agricultural producers; (3) ‘agricultural input’ (or ‘means of agricultural production’) means goods and services necessary for producing agricultural products; (4) ‘arable land’ means land worked (ploughed or tilled) regularly, generally under a system of crop rotation; (5) ‘irrigable arable land’ means arable land area which could, if necessary, be irrigated in the reference year using the equipment and the quantity of water normally accessible; (6) ‘non-irrigable arable land’ means arable land area which cannot be irrigated due to a lack of access to water for irrigation; (7) ‘permanent grassland’ means land used permanently (for several consecutive years, normally 5 years or more) to grow herbaceous fodder, forage or energy purpose crops, through cultivation (sown) or naturally (self-seeded), and which is not included in the crop rotation on the agricultural holding. The grassland can be used for grazing, mown for silage and hay or used for renewable energy production. (8) ‘agricultural land’ means land that is used by agricultural holdings for agricultural production or that is temporarily out of production. (9) ‘agricultural land owner’ means any owner of agricultural land, whether they undertake economic activity or not and if they do, whatever its economic activity is. (10) ‘agricultural products prices’ means the prices received by the agricultural producer, excluding deductible VAT and subsidies, including product taxes or levies, in exchange for agricultural products delivered on the producer site; (11) ‘agricultural input prices’ means the prices paid by the agricultural producer, excluding reimbursable VAT and product subsidies, including all other product taxes, in exchange for the input delivered on the production site; (12) ‘agricultural land price’ means the price paid for taking ownership of agricultural land for agricultural use, excluding deductible VAT, costs of transferring the ownership (lawyer’s fees, registration taxes, real estate taxes and other fees), entitlements related to the land, monetary compensation received by farmers for the sale/acquisition of agricultural area, the value of any building, and inheritance transfers, but including other taxes and levies. Transactions between relatives are excluded; (13) ‘agricultural land rent’ means the value agreed by an agricultural holding with a land owner for taking land in rent for agricultural use during one year, including related levies/taxes, and payments in kind (valuated at the current year’s price), and excluding entitlements related to the land, deductible VAT, rentals of buildings or dwellings situated on the land, and any other expenses related to other assets except the agricultural land (current maintenance expenditure on buildings, buildings insurance, depreciation of buildings, rents paid for the professional use of non-residential buildings etc.); (14) ‘agricultural price indices’ (API) means the comparable price indices produced by each Member State for both agricultural products and agricultural inputs; (15) ‘detailed API’ constitutes the most detailed level of the indices in the API classification; (16) ‘aggregated API’ is the result from weighted aggregation of the detailed API; (17) ‘early estimate of the API’ means API provided by Member States that are based on provisional or partial information and, if necessary, appropriate modelling, so that they can be provided earlier than otherwise required; (18) ‘base year’ is the calendar year for which prices are used to compute the API. The API are Laspeyres-type indices, as described in Annex IV, that compare prices with the base year prices, these latter ones being set to 100 index points. (19) ‘weighting values’ are expenditure or revenue values over the base year: The revenue received by the producer for goods actually sold to customers are used as weights in the agricultural products price indices. The expenditure incurred by farmers in purchasing the means of production(goods and services as well as investment goods), including crop products from other agricultural units for intermediate consumption are used as weights in the input price indices (20) ‘volume’ means the value divided by the price. (21) ‘seasonality’ means significant differences in prices and volumes among the four quarters that follow the same pattern every year. Quarterly seasonal prices have unequal contributions to the annual prices. (22) ‘annual index’ is the weighted average of the four quarterly indices of this year, as weighted by the quarterly weighting values of the applicable base year. (23) ‘absolute agricultural prices for compilation of API’ means data covering: (a) market prices of agricultural products and purchase prices of inputs which need to be computed quarterly as indices in accordance with this Regulation; this does not limit the use of other information of sufficient quality for compilation of API; (b) characteristics that determine the price of the agricultural products and inputs, such as weight of the transaction, date, packing or other relevant characteristics of the product that impact the price. (24) ‘significant change in the production method’ means a change in the data collection or compilation that is estimated to affect the annual or quarterly rate of change of a given index: (1) more than 0.5 percentage points for the total agricultural goods API which is computed as the weighted average of all the detailed product API, or (2) more than 0.5 percentage points for the input total API which is computed as the weighted average of all the detailed input API. (25) ‘purchases values for absolute input prices’ means the expenditure incurred by farmers in purchasing a given input product during a year. (26) ‘potassium chloride’ is also known as muriate of potash. (27) ‘potassium sulphate’ is also known as sulphate of potash. (28) ‘energy’ inputs for which prices are considered are described as: — Electricity used for agricultural production, from the supplier to the agricultural producer. — Heating gas oil used to heat greenhouses and other agricultural buildings. — Residual fuel oil used as fuel in large heating or drying plant, with viscosity of 3 500 Stk — Motor spirit used as fuel in motor vehicles, tractors, agricultural vehicles, etc. with petrol engines, generally less than 95 octane, unleaded. — Diesel oil used as motor fuel in motor vehicles, tractors and agricultural machines, etc. with diesel engines, with approximately 50-55 CN.
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