In the third quarter, the total value of the purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishery products by business entities and agricultural cooperatives with two or more employees amounted to €15.9 million.
According to the Monstat report, €7 million (44%) of this total came from sales of products from their own production, while €8.9 million (56%) came from the purchase of products from individual agricultural producers.
The value of agricultural, forestry and fishery product sales increased by 5% compared to the same period last year. Notably, the sales value of products from businesses’ own production grew by 7.7%, while the value of purchases from individual producers rose by 3%.
In terms of the composition of purchased and sold products, fresh vegetables accounted for 21.6%, raw cow’s milk for 17.6%, eggs for 17.5%, other products for 11.7%, livestock by type and category for 9.6%, grapes for 8.2%, fresh fish for 6.6%, fresh fruits for 5.9%, fruit and grape processing for 0.8% and industrial herbs for 0.5%.
