November 14, 2003

Links to European Union Data Sources

The links and menus below will lead users to data that is available to the general public at no charge.  Data from some countries may be made available earlier through a paid subscription.  Please consider that the USDA may or may not adopt official area, production and yield figures from other countries, depending on a number of factors.

All EU-15

European Commission  (English)
    Agriculture : Agricultural Statistics : YYYY
        tables [zipped full version in xls]
            national area and yield

COCERAL (English)
    Crop forecasts :
        Cereals (xls and pdf)
            national area and yield
        Oilseeds (xls and pdf)
            national area and yield

Austria

Statistik Austria (OSTAT)    (German/English)
    Presseinformation : Jahr [current month] (pdf)
        national area and yield
    Statistiches Jahrbuch Osterreichs YYYY : English Version : 18 Plant Production : Browse the content (pdf)
        national and sub-national area and yield

AgraMarkt Austria (AMA)    (German)
    Downloads : Marktberichte : Getreide und Olsaaten: [current month] (pdf)
        national and sub-national area and yield

Belgium

Institut National de Statistique (INS)    (French)
    Statistiques : Agriculture et activities assimilees : Generalities :
        Recensement agricole (xls)
            national area
        Production des cultures agricoles (xls)
            national area and yield
        Enquete agricole (xls)
           sub-national area

Denmark

Danmarks Statistik (NYT)    (Danish/English)
    Statistics :  News from Statistics Denmark : By subject : "Emne: Landbrug" :
        "Titel : Arealer med vintereafgroder til host" (pdf)
            national fall-seeded area
        "Titel:  Afgroder i dansk landbrug" (pdf)
            national area
        "Titel : Hosten of korn, raps og baelgsaed (forelobig opgorelse)" (pdf)
            national area and yield
    Statistics : StatBank Denmark : Log on to the system : Agriculture :  Crop products : "HST7: Harvest by region, crop and unit"
            [selection] (xls)
                sub-national area and yield

Finland

Statistics Finland    (English)
    Statistics : Finland in Figures : Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery : Agricultural production :
        Table in Excel format "taskus_maat3.xls" (xls)
            national production and yield

France

Agreste    (French)
    Conjecture par domaine : Grandes cultures : Estimations des productions... (pdf)
        national area and yield

Germany

Bundesministerium fur Verbraucherschutz, Ernahrung und Landwirtschaft (BMVEL)    (German)
    Landwirtschaft : Ernte-Versorgung-Preise YYYY :
        Anbauflachen nach Getreidearten (pdf)
            national area
        Hektarertrage nach Getreidearten (pdf)
            national yield
        Erntemengen nach Getreidearten (pdf)
            national production

Greece

various

Ireland

Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) (English)
    Statistics : Releases, Crops and Livestock Survey :
        Provisional (A) (pdf)
            national area
        Final (A) (pdf)
            sub-national area
        Estimated Area, Yield and Production of Crops (A) (pdf)
            national area and yield
    DataBank Direct : Agriculture, Fisheries : Area, Yield and Production of Crops - June Survey (Annual) :
            spreadsheet data (csv)

Italy

Instituto nazionale di statistica (ISTAT)    (Italian)
    Impresse : Agricoltura : Dati, "Coltivazioni: dati congiunturali" :  YYYY :
        Italia (html)
            national area and yield
        Nord-Centro, Mezzogiorno, Torino, etc (html)
            sub-national area and yield

Luxembourg

STATEC    (French)
    Catalogue des publications : Bulletin du Statec : free download : No4 (Les recensements agricoles 2002) (pdf)
        national area
    Informations statistiques : Annuaire statistique : [enter] : D. Agriculture - Viticulture - Sylviculture : Agriculture : D300 . Production vegetale des principales cultures agricoles (xls)
        national production

Netherlands

Central Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)    (Dutch)
    Publicaties : Persberichten : "Persberichten naar thema, Landbouw en visserij :
        ...graan... (pdf)
            national area and yield
Statistics Netherlands (CBS)    (English)
    StatLine : Select : Trade and Industry : Agriculture and Fisheries : Crop Production : (Selection)
        save table (xls)
            sub-national area and yield

Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE)    (English)
    Press Release : Monthly Bulletin of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agro-Industry (pdf)
        national area and yield

Spain

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion (MAPA)    (Spanish)
    Estadisticas : Superficies y Producciones Agricoles : Descargar documento (pdf)
        national area and yield

Sweden

Jordbruks Verket (SJV)    (English)
    Statistics : Crop Production : [publication] (pdf)
        national and sub-national area and production

United Kingdom

Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)    (English)
    Economics/Statistics :
        C : Cereals : Cereals production survey (pdf)
            national and subnational area and yield
        C : Census : June agricultural census (pdf)
            national and subnational area
        O : Oilseed Rape : Oilseed rape survey (pdf)
            national and subnational area and production
        M:  Minor Crops:  Minor crops production (pdf)
            national area and production 

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USDA Resources on the Internet

Web Updates

EU-15:  Grain Forecast by Country, 11/13/03
EU-15:  Cotton Production Summary, 10/1/03
EU-15:  Biodiesel Industry Expanding Use of Oilseeds, 9/20/03
EU-15:  Grain Forecast by Country, 8/13/03
EU-15:  Oilseed and Rice Forecast by Country, 7/14/03
Germany:  Field Travel Reveals Conditions and Trends, 6/19/03
EU-15:  Grain Forecast by Country, 5/13/03
EU Enlargement:  Eastern Germany Crop Yield Increases Herald Changes in Central Europe, 1/13/03

Global Agriculture Information Network (GAIN) Reports

European Union, Oilseeds and Products Annual, 2003, E23144, 8/1/03
European Union, Grain and Feed Annual 2003, E23086, 6/2/03
European Union, Grain and Feed Semi-Annual 2003, E23001, 1/6/03

Foreign Agricultural Service U.S. Mission to the European Union

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Interactive Tools

For crop conditions in the European Union and throughout the world, visit Crop Explorer

For current and historical official USDA data on production, supply and distribution of agricultural commodities for the European Union and much of the world, visit PS&D Online

For more information, contact Jim Tringe james.tringe@usda.gov
with the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, at (202)720-0882