Croatian Bureau of Statistics (CBS)

Sector of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and Environmental protecting

Branimirova 19-21, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Data on poultry statistics and eggs production on farms are collected annually as a part of Annual livestock survey.

Data relates to total number of eggs by type of poultry and eggs utilisation on farms.

Data on production of day old chicks in hatcheries are collected according to Regulation (EC) No 617/2008.

With the 2015 grant the possibility of using potential administrative data sources for data on eggs for human consumption has been investigated.

Moreover a Pilot survey on packing centres and costs analysis were carried out to find the most acceptable method to collect the data on eggs for consumption in line with the Eurostat methodology.

Based on the Grant actions it was decided to continue to collect data on eggs for consumption as a part of Annual livestock survey.

NUTS 2 (Regions)

Poultry and egg producers classified under NACE 01.47.1 (01.47.11) and 01.47.2 (01.47.21) codes

Concepts and definitions are in line with EU methodology.

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Agricultural holdings (legal and private) with laying hens.

The annual livestock sample survey includes the entire production of hen’s eggs in Croatia, small producers-private family farms (sample) and large producers.

Livestock survey data are collected separately for business entities (full scope) and for private family farms (sample).

In line with that, there is no threshold limitaton regarding survey units and number of hens.

97% of the total laying hens are covered

The country (Regional level)

Data are available since 2013

2013

2013

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Reference period for collecting data on laying hens and egg production is December 1^st of the previous year till November 30^th of the survey year.

Reference day for collecting data on number of hens is December 1^st

National Classification of Activities 2007 version. – NKD 2007. (NN, Nos 58/07 and 72/07)
National Classification of Activities – KPD 2008. (NN, Nos. 108/08)
Regulation (EC) no. 1165/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Regulation (EC) no 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Regulation (EC) no. 973/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Regulation (EC) no 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Regulation (EC) no. 1209/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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Based on the annual livestock survey and monthly survey on activity of hatcheries, and combine the results of these two studies, CBS publishes the production of eggs at the state level and two region each Continental Croatia and Adriatic Croatia.
Regarding data on production of eggs, CBS publishes the following publications:
• First Release Livestock Production-Previous data
• First Release Livestock Production-Final data
• Statistical Reports-Agricultural Production
• Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia

Database available only for total eggs production

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Available methodology relates to data collection system on the total eggs production as a part of data base and other publications

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Data are not collected for national purposes

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Data for the period 2013-2018 are delivered to Eurostat.

Based on the sample survey:

CV 2.8 for laying hens

CV 3.6 for total poultry

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Data source on eggs for consumption is Annual December livestock survey. That survey serves for collecting data on the number and weight of livestock and poultry, balance of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry, balance of eggs, balance of milk produced on private family farms; production of cows’, sheep’s and goats’ milk, wool and eggs.

The new sample has been selected on the basis of the Statistical Register of Agricultural Holdings and numbers approximately 10 000 units and round 35% of that number are units with laying hens.

The frame for selected sample consists of round 80 000 units.

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Data are collected based on the stratified sample with the CV for total pultry <5%.

Questions on number on laying hens relates to average number of laying hens which are used for the egg production for reporting year.

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Until 2016 data for business entities were collected on reports, which are then submitted by mail to the CBS (Croatian Bureau of Statistics).

Starting 2016, data for business entities are collected in two ways: on reports which are submitted to the CBS by postal service and via a web application through which the reporting units themselves fill in data.

Until 2015 data for private family farms were collected by using the interview method applied to a selected stratified sample.

Starting 2015 data for private family farms are collected by using the Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) method applied to a selected stratified sample.