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Hungary
Livestock surveys
The methodological description is valid since March 2000.
Surveys on the number of pigs
Number of the pig surveys
Hungary carries out 3 surveys on the number of pigs.
Months in which pig surveys are carried out
April, August and December
Separate / integrated pig surveys
All the surveys are integrated livestock surveys and within the surveys also the number of cattle, poultry and sheep and goats is obtained.
Sample / full pig surveys
The sample surveys are carried out on private farms and full surveys in enterprises breeding pigs (500 observation units).
The average sampling error in the recent years
Between 0.5 and 1.3 %
Last full survey
The last full survey on the number of pigs was carried out in March 2000 within agricultural census.
Sampling method
After the agricultural census 2000, 2 stages sampling method was developed.
In the first stage every 8th survey district was selected randomly stratified by county and small agricultural districts. In these selected districts 3 strata were made:
- Stratum "A": All farms exceeding one or more of the following thresholds: 5 cows / 10 pigs / 26 sheep / 100 chickens / 100 ducks / 100 turkeys / 26 geese / 25 bee families / 5 ha arable land / 1 ha vineyard / 1 ha land under fruit trees. Sampling fraction in this stratum was 1/1.
- Stratum "B": Farms not exceeding the thresholds mentioned above. Sampling fraction in this stratum was 1/3.
- Stratum "C": Those farms of the selected survey district, which did not qualify as holdings in April 2000. (These may become however holdings later on.) Sampling fraction in this stratum was 1/10.
18 thousand farms from the stratum "A", 35 thousand farms from the stratum "B" and 14 thousand farms from the stratum "C" where selected in the sample.
Percentage of the total pig population recorded by the sample survey
7 - 8 % of the total pig population is covered by the sample surveys.
Number of holdings recorded by the sample and percentage of the total number of the holdings breeding pigs
In the sample there are 28,000 - 30,000 private farms, which is 6 % of all private farms breeding pigs.
Surveys in selected regions
No.
Method used for estimating the pig population not recorded by the sample surveys
Pig population not recorded by the survey is estimated on the base of ratio estimations in strata A and B and on the base of sample estimation of mean in stratum C.
Average response rate
Response rate achieved is 99 %.
Treatment of non response
In case of non response, data are estimated on the base of agricultural census data.
Mode of data collection
Data are obtained with oral interview on private farms and with written reports from enterprises.
Institution responsible for the survey
Surveys are carried out by Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
Use of administrative sources instead of pig surveys in the next 5 years
No.
Surveys on the number of cattle
Number of the cattle surveys
In Hungary 3 surveys on the number of cattle are carried out per year
Months in which cattle surveys are carried out
April, August and December
Separate / integrated cattle surveys
All the surveys are integrated livstock surveys (also number of pigs, poultry and sheep and goats is obtained).
Sample / full cattle surveys
They carry out sample survey on private farms and full survey in agricultural enterprises breeding cattle (600 - 800 observation units).
The average sampling error in the recent years
Sampling error is between 0.3 and 1.3 %.
Last full survey
The last full survey on the number of cattle was carried out in March 2000 within the agricultural census 2000.
Sampling method
The method of sampling is the same which is used for pigs.
Percentage of the total cattle population recorded by the sample survey
With the sample survey they cover 9 -10 % of all cattle population.
Number of holdings recorded by the sample and percentage of the total number of the holdings breeding cattle
By the sample surveys 4000 private farms are recorded, which is 8 - 9 % of the total private farms breeding the catte.
Surveys in selected regions
No.
Method used for estimating the cattle population not recorded by the sample surveys
Cattle population not recorded by the survey is estimated on the base of ratio estimations in strata A and B and on the base of sample estimation of mean in strata C.
Average response rate
Response rate achieved is 99 %.
Treatment of non response
In case of non-response, data are estimated on the base of agricultural census data.
Mode of data collection
Data are obtained with oral interview on private farms and with written reports from enterprises.
Institution responsible for the survey
Survey is carried out by Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
Use of administrative sources instead of cattle surveys in the next 5 years
No.
Surveys on the number on sheep and goats
Number of the sheep and goats surveys
Hungary carries out 3 surveys on the number of sheep and goats per year. Hungary started with the surveys on number of goats in the year 2000.
Months in which sheep and goats surveys are carried out
April, August, December
Joint / separate recording of sheep and goat populations
Sheep and goat populations are recorded separately.
Separate / integrated sheep and goats surveys
The surveys are integrated livestock surveys and within the surveys also number of pigs, cattle and poultry is obtained.
Sample / full sheep and goats surveys
They carry out sample survey on private farms and full survey in enterprises breeding sheep and goats (160 - 250 observation units breeding sheep and 40 - 50 observation units breeding goats).
The average sampling error in the recent years
Sampling error is by sheep as well as by goats 2 - 3 %.
Last full survey
The last full survey on the number of sheep and goats was carried out in March 2000 within the agricultural census 2000.
Sampling method
The method of sampling is the same which is used for pigs.
Percentage of the total sheep and goat populations recorded by the sample survey
With the sample surveys 9 - 10 % of all sheep population is recorded.
Number of holdings recorded by the sample and percentage of the total number of the holdings breeding sheep and goats
By the sample surveys 1800 - 2000 private farms breeding sheep are recorded, which represents 8 - 9 % of private farms breeding sheep.
By the sample surveys 1500 - 1600 private farms breeding goats are recorded, which represents 6 - 7 % of private farms breeding goats.
Surveys in selected regions
No.
Method used for estimating the sheep and goat populations not recorded by the sample surveys
Sheep and goat populations not recorded by the survey are estimated on the base of ratio estimations in strata A and B and on the base of sample estimation of mean in stratum C.
Average response rate
Response rate achieved is 99 %.
Treatment of non response
In case of non-response, data are estimated on the base of agricultural census data.
Mode of data collection
Data are obtained with oral interview on private farms and with written reports from enterprises.
Institution responsible for the survey
Survey is carried out by Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
Use of administrative sources instead of sheep and goats surveys in the next 5 years
No.
Comments on livestock surveys
The legal basis of data collection is a Government Decree: "National Programme for Statistical Data Collection".
Until 2000 a different nomenclature of the livestock sub-positions was applied; therefore data for most of the sub-positions could not be supplied, but from year 2000 all indicators are available.
Nomenclatures used: NACE, CN.
Regional breakdown:
NUTS V level (settlements) for the data resulting of the full scale survey (in case of agricultural enterprises);
NUTS III level for the sample survey (county level).
Slaughtering data
The methodological description is valid since January 2000.
Availability of monthly data on slaughterings
Weight
1Monthly data on number of slaughtered animals and on slaughterweight are available since 1st of January 2000 for slaughterhouses only. There is no data collection yet on the domestic slaughtering.
Procedure used for recording slaughtering data
All enterprises classified under meat processing, packing or preserving with over ten employees are bound to report slaughtering data monthly. On the 5th of the following month the Statistical Department of the Research and Information Institute for Agricultural Economics (AKII) collects the reports. Processing the data takes a few days, but there is usually a delay because of the late arrival of data. There is no data collection yet on the domestic slaughtering. Domestic slaughtering is estimated monthly.
Foreign trade data for live animals
Procedure used for recording foreign trade data
In Hungary the foreign trade data are based on customs declarations. A state owned company named KOPINT DATORG composes the electronic database under the professional control of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in cooperation with the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). The other ministries, offices and institutions receive full or part of the database about 6-7 weeks after the actual month. There are no reporting thresholds. The Hungarian foreign trade statistics is harmonized with the EU system.
Production forecasts (gross domestic production)
The methodology for calculating production forecasts is under development.
Poultry statistics
Information available in the field of poultry statistics
Survey on the number of poultry is carried out 3 times per year within the integrated sample survey on the number of livestock.
Until now the forecasts on poultry meat production are not yet existing but under development.