Description of Cereals Balance Sheet

Compiler: Natural Resources Institute Finland
Homepage:  Cereals Balance Sheet
Main topic: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): No
European Statistical System (ESS): No

Description

The Cereals Balance Sheet is a total calculation compiled in the form of a balance sheet. It illustrates the domestic production and use, changes in stocks, and imports and exports of Finland’s major cereal crops. Domestic use is subdivided into animal feed, seed use, industrial raw materials, farm energy generation and use as food.

Content

The statistics contain four cereals (wheat, rye, oats and barley). The balance is calculated in millions of kilos for the whole of Finland.

Categories

Data is presented for the whole of Finland.

Data collection and sources

Data is collated from a variety of sources, the major ones being Harvest Statistics, the Use of Crops on Farms, and the Statistics on Cereals Purchased, Used and Stockpiled by Industry and Trade. The foreign trade statistics of the National Board of Customs are also used as a source.

Update frequency

The statistics are updated annually.

Preparation and publication schedule

The statistics are published in September.

Time series

Data is available from the harvest year 1995/1996 onwards.