Description of producer prices for fish statistics
Compiler: Natural Resources Institute Finland
Statistics home page: Producer prices for fish
Main topic: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Yes
European Statistical System (ESS): Yes
Description
The statistics on producer prices for fish include information about the average prices of fish paid by first-sale buyers of fish to fishermen. Price information covers fish landed at ports in the Finnish sea area.
Content
Producer prices for fish are given by species, size class, region and month. Prices are also given for gutted/ungutted fish. The statistical information is compiled from information provided by first-sale buyers of fish.
Categories
The regional division of the areas monitored follows the regions of the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment with the addition of Åland. Information for the regions of Lapland and Kainuu, and Uusimaa and Southeast Finland are given together in the statistics. The size classes of fish comply with the classification set out in the European Council Regulation (EC) 2406/96 , or is based on the established practices of the fish trade.
Data collection and sources
Information on the prices and purchases of species with catch quotas is obtained from the central control register on commercial fishery maintained by the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment and the Provincial Government of Åland. First-sale buyers of species regulated through fishing quotas report the purchases to the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment. The price information for species other than those covered by quotas is calculated from wholesalers in coastal areas. The prices for farmed fish are obtained from the Finnish Fish Farmers’ Association.
Update frequency
The statistics are published annually. Additionally, price information for species with catch quotas are published quarterly.
Preparation and publication schedule
The annual statistics are published by the end of the May following the reporting year. Quarterly statistics for species with catch quotas are published three months after each quarter.
Time series
Data is available from 2000.