20 May 2013 1100 hrs 097/2013 In the first quarter, the reported volume of fresh fruit and vegetables advanced by 19.4 per cent, whereas the wholesale value declined by 11.6 per cent when compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Fruit and Vegetables: Q1/2013 Fresh fruit and vegetables supplies for the first quarter rose to 10.1 million kilogrammes from 8.4 million kilogrammes in the corresponding quarter last year. On the other hand, the wholesale value dropped by 11.6 per cent, from 5.7 million in the first quarter last year, to 5.0 million in 2013. The volume of fresh vegetables advanced by 21.0 per cent to 9.7 million kilogrammes over the comparative quarter in 2012. Increases were registered in the supply of Cauliflowers (+57.9 per cent), Cabbages (+38.2 per cent), Vegetable marrows (+35.2 per cent) and Lettuce (+31.0 per cent). In contrast, the wholesale value of fresh vegetables declined by 14.2 per cent to 4.4 million. The supply of fresh fruit dipped by 11.9 per cent, mainly due to Sweet oranges (-35.2 per cent) and Oranges (-34.4 per cent). On the other hand, an increase of 10.8 per cent was registered in the wholesale value of fresh fruit over the comparative period in 2012. Regional Statistics The volume of fresh fruit and vegetables supplied by Maltese farmers increased by 20.1 per cent over the corresponding quarter in 2012. Maltese farmers supplied 9.3 million kilogrammes of fresh fruit and vegetables, or 92.7 per cent of the total supply. The wholesale value of fresh fruit and vegetables went down by 12.7 per cent, from 5.1 million to 4.5 million. Gozitan farmers contributed 0.7 million kilogrammes of fresh fruit and vegetables, or 7.3 per cent of the total supply. The volume of fresh fruit and vegetables rose by 12.3 per cent, whereas the wholesale value declined by 1.9 per cent over the comparative quarter in 2012. Quarterly Indices Compiled by: Unit B3: Agricultural and Fisheries Statistics Directorate B: Business Statistics The quarterly All Items fresh fruit price index rose by 33.34 points (+24.6 per cent) to 168.80 points. In contrast, the fresh fruit volume index decreased by 6.69 points (-11.2 per cent) to 52.85 points. The quarterly All Items fresh vegetables price index went down by 45.79 points (-30.1 per cent) to 106.25 points. On the other hand, the fresh vegetables volume index increased by 16.38 points (+21.0 per cent) to 94.42 points in the first quarter this year Further information on data: Mr Ronald TANTI T. +356 2599 7333 E. ronald.tanti@gov.mt
Table 1. Total quantity and wholesale value of agricultural products sold through official markets January-March Item Quantity (Kgs) Wholesale value ( ) 2012 2013 ±% 2013/2012 2012 2013 ±% 2013/2012 Total vegetables and fruit 8,440,612 10,082,175 19.4 5,680,071 5,020,990-11.6 Total vegetables 8,045,787 9,734,153 21.0 5,078,923 4,355,193-14.2 Bellpepper 72,194 82,541 14.3 111,847 123,851 10.7 Broad beans 54,382 44,801-17.6 79,023 83,127 5.2 Cabbages 680,951 941,267 38.2 242,644 82,861-65.9 Carrots 382,245 505,935 32.4 148,116 165,298 11.6 Cauliflowers 920,964 1,453,905 57.9 405,895 217,596-46.4 Celery 116,495 123,119 5.7 35,942 25,851-28.1 Cucumber 57,826 80,574 39.3 105,869 140,927 33.1 Dry onions 513,496 699,654 36.3 542,422 507,636-6.4 Eggplant 59,080 101,329 71.5 80,060 125,054 56.2 Globe artichokes 477,530 410,075-14.1 193,565 224,932 16.2 Green onions 19,018 20,802 9.4 2,875 4,157 44.6 Kohlrabi 351,805 354,452 0.8 97,602 43,731-55.2 Lettuce 535,927 702,040 31.0 178,808 132,578-25.9 Potatoes 923,201 941,521 2.0 268,799 352,789 31.2 Pumpkins 182,035 166,151-8.7 39,081 61,752 58.0 Sugar melons 193 22-88.6 27 11-59.3 Tomatoes 866,187 868,182 0.2 791,304 820,876 3.7 Vegetable marrows 637,322 861,922 35.2 991,057 695,903-29.8 Watermelons 0 0-0 0 - Other vegetables 1,194,937 1,375,865 15.1 763,986 546,262-28.5 Total fruit 394,825 348,021-11.9 601,148 665,797 10.8 Bambinella 0 0-0 0 - Cherry plums 0 0-0 0 - Dry figs 555 198-64.3 1,912 1,624-15.1 Early figs 0 0-0 0 - Grapes 0 0-0 0 - Lemons 62,156 64,362 3.5 21,094 22,911 8.6 Nectarines 0 0-0 0 - Oranges 53,896 35,361-34.4 34,585 34,763 0.5 Peaches 0 0-0 0 - Pomegranates 0 70-0 98 - Strawberries 105,529 129,312 22.5 442,139 501,976 13.5 Sweet oranges 152,612 98,853-35.2 86,553 84,416-2.5 Other fruit 20,078 19,866-1.1 14,866 20,010 34.6 2
Table 2. Quantity and wholesale value of agricultural products sold through official markets by Maltese farmers January-March Item Quantity (Kgs) Wholesale value ( ) 2012 2013 ±% 2013/2012 2012 2013 ±% 2013/2012 Total vegetables and fruit 7,780,094 9,340,613 20.1 5,118,524 4,469,906-12.7 Total vegetables 7,586,496 9,126,646 20.3 4,646,354 3,924,879-15.5 Bellpepper 58,706 67,868 15.6 92,562 103,977 12.3 Broad beans 53,000 40,031-24.5 75,735 72,791-3.9 Cabbages 653,555 906,812 38.8 231,621 77,127-66.7 Carrots 375,944 498,154 32.5 145,064 163,206 12.5 Cauliflowers 877,104 1,378,430 57.2 385,575 201,008-47.9 Celery 112,358 118,394 5.4 34,478 24,514-28.9 Cucumber 31,138 42,740 37.3 56,643 76,331 34.8 Dry onions 512,787 697,603 36.0 541,965 506,403-6.6 Eggplant 34,417 64,774 88.2 46,809 80,638 72.3 Globe artichokes 471,228 406,337-13.8 189,752 221,208 16.6 Green onions 18,708 18,903 1.0 2,722 3,505 28.8 Kohlrabi 325,291 328,895 1.1 91,729 40,226-56.1 Lettuce 519,892 672,688 29.4 173,898 126,075-27.5 Potatoes 911,917 907,701-0.5 265,627 338,914 27.6 Pumpkins 173,582 150,883-13.1 37,021 55,752 50.6 Sugar melons 193 0-100.0 27 0-100.0 Tomatoes 795,304 776,800-2.3 717,006 729,812 1.8 Vegetable marrows 558,571 772,346 38.3 862,090 619,936-28.1 Watermelons 0 0-0 0 - Other vegetables 1,102,803 1,277,291 15.8 696,030 483,455-30.5 Total fruit 193,598 213,966 10.5 472,170 545,028 15.4 Bambinella 0 0-0 0 - Cherry plums 0 0-0 0 - Dry figs 7 7 0.0 11 21 100.0 Early figs 0 0-0 0 - Grapes 0 0-0 0 - Lemons 39,994 41,093 2.7 13,498 14,151 4.8 Nectarines 0 0-0 0 - Oranges 27,542 18,429-33.1 15,513 16,260 4.8 Peaches 0 0-0 0 - Pomegranates 0 16-0 2 - Strawberries 100,652 127,094 26.3 425,189 491,072 15.5 Sweet oranges 13,383 14,305 6.9 7,581 10,304 35.9 Other fruit 12,020 13,023 8.3 10,378 13,218 27.4 3
Table 3. Quantity and wholesale value of agricultural products sold through official markets by Gozitan farmers January-March Item Quantity (Kgs) Wholesale value ( ) 2012 2013 ±% 2013/2012 2012 2013 ±% 2013/2012 Total vegetables and fruit 660,518 741,562 12.3 561,547 551,084-1.9 Total vegetables 459,291 607,507 32.3 432,568 430,315-0.5 Bellpepper 13,488 14,673 8.8 19,285 19,874 3.1 Broad beans 1,382 4,771 245.2 3,288 10,336 214.3 Cabbages 27,396 34,455 25.8 11,023 5,734-48.0 Carrots 6,301 7,781 23.5 3,052 2,092-31.5 Cauliflowers 43,860 75,475 72.1 20,321 16,588-18.4 Celery 4,137 4,725 14.2 1,464 1,336-8.7 Cucumber 26,688 37,834 41.8 49,225 64,596 31.2 Dry onions 709 2,051 189.3 457 1,233 170.1 Eggplant 24,663 36,555 48.2 33,251 44,416 33.6 Globe artichokes 6,302 3,738-40.7 3,813 3,724-2.3 Green onions 310 1,899 512.6 153 652 326.4 Kohlrabi 26,514 25,557-3.6 5,874 3,505-40.3 Lettuce 16,035 29,352 83.0 4,910 6,503 32.4 Potatoes 11,284 33,820 199.7 3,172 13,875 337.4 Pumpkins 8,453 15,268 80.6 2,060 5,999 191.2 Sugar melons 0 22-0 11 - Tomatoes 70,883 91,382 28.9 74,299 91,064 22.6 Vegetable marrows 78,751 89,576 13.7 128,967 75,968-41.1 Watermelons 0 0-0 0 - Other vegetables 92,135 98,574 7.0 67,955 62,807-7.6 Total fruit 201,228 134,055-33.4 128,979 120,769-6.4 Bambinella 0 0-0 0 - Cherry plums 0 0-0 0 - Dry figs 548 191-65.1 1,901 1,603-15.7 Early figs 0 0-0 0 - Grapes 0 0-0 0 - Lemons 22,162 23,269 5.0 7,595 8,760 15.3 Nectarines 0 0-0 0 - Oranges 26,354 16,932-35.8 19,072 18,503-3.0 Peaches 0 0-0 0 - Pomegranates 0 54-0 96 - Strawberries 4,877 2,218-54.5 16,950 10,904-35.7 Sweet oranges 139,229 84,548-39.3 78,972 74,112-6.2 Other fruit 8,058 6,843-15.1 4,488 6,792 51.3 4
Table 4. Monthly 'All Items' Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Index Fresh Fruit Index (2010 = 100) Fresh Vegetables Index (2010 = 100) Month Price Index Volume Index Price Index Volume Index 2012 January 90.68 76.17 159.20 80.05 February 136.05 47.61 167.57 65.93 March 179.66 54.85 129.34 88.14 April 51.66 224.65 114.81 95.47 May 125.68 83.97 100.69 99.79 June 90.05 176.49 73.28 122.38 July 80.33 147.78 71.42 150.55 August 58.69 172.14 79.02 115.30 September 51.36 78.24 95.56 77.72 October 51.93 44.93 96.71 87.50 November 76.27 62.69 122.34 73.75 December 87.76 57.59 132.36 64.95 2013 January 112.19 62.16 113.27 103.38 February 207.91 37.47 109.29 87.70 March 186.29 58.91 96.20 92.16 April May June July August September October November December Table 5. Quarterly 'All Items' Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Index Fresh Fruit Index (2010 = 100) Fresh Vegetables Index (2010 = 100) Quarter Price Index Volume Index Price Index Volume Index 2012 Q1/2012 135.46 59.54 152.04 78.04 Q2/2012 89.13 161.70 96.26 105.88 Q3/2012 63.46 132.72 82.00 114.52 Q4/2012 71.99 55.07 117.14 75.40 2013 Q1/2013 168.80 52.85 106.25 94.42 Q2/2013 Q3/2013 Q4/2013 5
Methodological Notes 1. The information is collected from the five official markets namely: Pitkali Malta, Co-op Malta, Pitkali Gozo, Co-op Gozo and Ta' Qali Producers Group where all farmers deposit their produce for sale to licensed hawkers, through private middlemen. The information is compiled on a daily basis, Monday and Thursday being the busiest days. The data is forwarded to the NSO on a monthly basis. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The data is recorded by crop where quantities and value are kept, together with average unit price. The unit volume and prices are used in the compilation of monthly volume and price indices for each agricultural product. The indices are used to monitor developments in price and volume movements over a particular period. The price and volume indices have 2010 as the base year. Price indices are calculated using the Laspeyres method with variable monthly baskets. Price indices from one month to another are not comparable and can only be compared to the comparative month in previous years. The regional data are derived at source where every consignment at the official markets is classified by the residence of the farmer. The data in this release are not normally subject to revision. The Fruit and Vegetable News Release is being presented to show the main types of produce. A full list of all produce passing through the official markets will be made available upon request. 6