In the second quarter, the total value of the purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products by businesses and cooperatives with two or more employees amounted to €12.9 million, according to Monstat.
- Of this total, €5.2 million, or 40.3%, was derived from sales of products produced in-house by businesses, while €7.7 million, or 59.7%, came from purchases from individual farmers. Compared to the same period last year, there has been a 7% increase in the value of purchases and sales in this sector, with a 2.9% rise in the value of sales from businesses’ own production.
- Additionally, there has been a 10% increase in the value of purchases from individual agricultural producers.
The breakdown of the value of purchases and sales shows that raw cow’s milk constitutes 23.7% of the total, fresh vegetables 20.6%, chicken eggs 20.3%, other products 11.9%, livestock by type and category 8.4%, fresh fruit 6.9%, fresh fish 6.7%, fruit and grape processing products 1.1%, and industrial herbs 0.4%.