Bulgaria

Livestock surveys

Surveys on the number of pigs, cattle, sheep and goats

Within the framework of the project on the harmonization of the statistical surveys in Bulgaria, the Agrostatistics Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry started in the year 2000 the organization of a livestock test survey concerning pigs, cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats (reference date 1 November 2000). The survey was prepared and carried out according to the Council Directives 93/23/EEC, 93/24/EEC and 93/25/EEC.

The following data were obtained by the survey:

the number of the cattle, buffalos, pigs, sheep and goats in Bulgaria as of 1 November 2000, broken down by categories;
the quantity of milk produced in the holdings; the number of sold animals and the number of the animals slaughtered in the holdings during the last 12 months;
structure of the livestock-breeders;
feeding of the livestock and the elements necessary for the fodder balance sheets;
milk production and its use in the holdings;

The sample was mixed:

The first part is based on the list of the large animal farms.

The second part is based on an area sample. A full livestock survey is conducted in the towns and villages from the sample.

Till year 2000 livestock surveys were carried out by the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria. The last full survey concerning pigs, cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats was by the 1st of January 1995.

Slaughtering data

Availability of monthly data on slaughterings

	Number	Slaughter Weight
Pigs, total	-	-
Calves	-	-
Heifers	-	-
Cows	-	-
Bulls	-	-
Bullocks	-	-
Sheep, total	-	-
Lambs	-	-
Goats, total	-	-

Bulgaria is preparing the first slaughtering survey. It will be carried out in February 2001. This is a test of the survey and information on year 2000 will be gathered. All the slaughterhouses are to be visited by a surveyor. The ambition is that this survey would become a monthly survey.

Foreign trade data for live animals

Procedure used for recording foreign trade data

The Customs gathers information on the foreign trade using the SAD declarations. The information is sent to the Ministry of Finances where the data processing is done. The Ministry of Finances sends the data to the National Statistical Institute once per month. The NSI prepares and disseminates monthly bulletins. These bulletins are available six weeks after the information has been sent from the Customs.

The customs tariff of Bulgaria is fully harmonized with the Combined Nomenclature of the EC.

Production forecasts (gross domestic production)

The Agrostatistics Unit is not making any production forecasts by now. The first calculations are to be done after the slaughtering survey is carried out.

Poultry statistics

During year 2001 any work on harmonizing the poultry statistics is not foreseen.