The Swiss Farm Accountancy Data Network FADN has produced results for organic farms for more than two decades now. The increasing interest in organic farming and in system comparisons has led to the integration of “organic results” in the standard publications.
There are strong arguments for the use of the national FADN as a source of information on organic farming:
High level of harmonisation between the farms and over time
High quality standards
Data dictionary is open for consistent embedding of new data
Many possibilities for inter-farm-, longitudinal and international comparisons
The existing institutional framework with its infrastructure offers efficient ways to integrate new data When increasing the use or collection of FADN data for analysis on organic farming, one must bear in mind some potential limitations:
Representativity might suffer from inadequate sampling and weighting procedures
Time series are heavily influenced by panel rotation and conversion to new forms of production
130
Proceedings of the 1st EISfOM Seminar, Berlin April 2004INLB-vergleichbare Buchhaltungsergebnisse der Schweiz Alle Werte in EURO nominal
Buchhaltungsjahr = 2000; Grundgesamtheit für Gewichtung = 2000; Standarddeckungsbeiträge für Typologie = "1998"
Pfad Umrechnung Einzelbetrieb: J:\FB_Za\ZA02_W\ZA02_07_EU\Arbeit2004\Umrechnung_ZA\[INLB_TRANS10.xls]Resultat 1B 8.3.2004 15:16 Datum Aggregierung: 8.4.04 11:53
Hill-region All farms Integrated
Production
Organic (conversion
completed)
Jahr Year 2000 2000 2000
* MUSTERBETRIEB UND ANZAHL SAMPLE AND POPULATION
SYS02 SYS02-Farms represented 13 097 11 844 1 180
SYS03 SYS03-Sample farms 1 072 977 89
SYS04 SYS04-Exchange rate 1.558 1.558 1.558
* STRUKTUR UND ERTRAG PRO BETRIEB STRUCTURE AND YIELDS PER FARM
SE005 SE005-Economic size-ESU 47.6 48.8 37.0
SE010 SE010-Total labour input-AWU 1.73 1.74 1.63
SE015 SE015-Unpaid labour input-FWU 1.37 1.37 1.32
SE020 SE020-Paid labour input-AWU 0.36 0.36 0.32
SE025 SE025-Total Utilised Agricult. Area-ha 19.63 19.85 17.79
* EINKOMMEN PRO BETRIEB INCOME PER FARM
SE131 SE131-Total output-c.u. 97 713 99 927 77 236
SE275 SE275-Total intermed. consumpt.-c.u. 55 016 56 407 42 267
SE600 SE600-Balance current subsid.&taxes-c.u. 27 164 27 174 27 881
SE410 SE410-Gross Farm Income-c.u. 69 861 70 694 62 850
SE360 SE360-Depreciation-c.u. 16 630 16 709 16 094
SE415 SE415-Farm Net Value Added-c.u. 53 232 53 984 46 757
SE365 SE365-Total external factors-c.u. 14 300 14 574 11 445
SE405 SE405-Balance subs.&taxes on invest-c.u. 0 0 0
SE420 SE420-Family Farm Income-c.u. 38 932 39 410 35 312
* EINKOMMEN PRO PERSON INCOME PER PERSON
SE425 SE425-Farm Net Value Added / AWU-c.u. 30 763 31 036 28 605
SE430 SE430-Family Farm Income / FWU-c.u. 28 457 28 666 26 776
Figure 7: Selected results of Swiss farms by groups of organic or integrated production, comparable to EU-FADN-standards
References
Hausheer Schnider, J. and Meier, B. (Red.), 2003. Hauptbericht 2002 über die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der Schweizer Landwirtschaft. Ergebnisse der Zentralen Auswertung von Buchhaltungsdaten. FAT, Tänikon. Hausheer Schnider, J. and Meier, B. (Red.), 2003a. Ergebnisse der Zentralen Auswertung von Buchhaltungsdaten.
Grundlagenbericht 2002. Tabellenbericht. FAT, Tänikon.
Mack, G. and Hausheer, J. 2000. Trends in the economic efficiency of organic farming in Switzerland. In: Alföldi Th., Lockeretz W. and Niggli U. (Eds.), 2000. Proceedings 13th International IFOAM-Scientific Conference 28 to 31 August 2000, Basel, Switzerland.
Meier, B. 2003. Bericht über biologisch bewirtschaftete Betriebe 2002. Ergebnisse der Zentralen Auswertung von Buchhaltungsdaten. FAT, Tänikon.
Meier, B. 2002. A Comparison of Swiss and EU Farm Accountancy Data (FADN) -Methods and selected results. In: Beers, G. and Poppe, K. (eds.) 2002. PACIOLI 9; Innovations in the FADN, LEI, The Hague, 20-29. Mühlebach, J. and Näf, E. 1990. Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des biologischen Landbaus. Eine betriebs- und
arbeitswirtschaftliche Analyse des biologischen Landbaus. Schriftenreihe der FAT, Nr. 33., Tänikon. Steinmann, R. 1983. Der biologische Landbau – ein betriebswirtschaftlicher Vergleich. Schriftenreihe der FAT, Nr.
Proceedings of the 1st EISfOM Seminar, Berlin April 2004
131
ZMP-Comparison of producer prices for milk
Reinhard Schoch
71In order to obtain a clear picture of the German milk markets and to clarify the situation for the milk farmers in Germany the ZMP Zentrale Markt- und Preisberichtstelle has developed a system to monitor the prices of raw milk paid by various dairy companies to the farmer. The project was set up in 1994 after the principles of the method were the subject of a scientific report done by Professor Weindlmaier of the Munich Technical University. The price comparison is based on two different sources and calculation principles. Common to both calculations is the standardisation to a fat content of 4.2% and a protein content of 3.4% (see figure 1).
There is no difference in the price calculation for a producer of conventional or alternative (organic or biological) production schemes. The procedure and the different sources of the comparison are shown in figure 2. All the data are introduced into a SQL-Database.
Figure 1: Method of Calculation
The monthly milk payment receipts of selected dairy farmers are controlled, and a yearly average price based on the farmers’ data is computed. The price is adjusted to a fat content of 4.2 % and a protein content of 3.4 %. All the other elements like bonuses and deductions (as well as supplementary payments) are included. The average price is weighted depending on the delivery during the year. The opportunity costs are also taken into account (e.g. interests for the supplements. This price is only valid for the farmer. The farmer is asked to fill in a questionnaire asking for specific information on the dairy company he is supplying. The return rate of the questionnaire is about 65 to 70 % every year.
On the other hand the ZMP calculates an average price of the dairies from the basic data of the receipts. The calculation is made for three different annual deliveries (150t, 500t and 2,000t) because of a broad use
71 Reinhard Schoch, ZMP Central Market and Price Report Office / Zentrale Markt- und Preisberichtstelle, Rochusstr. 2, D-53123
132
Proceedings of the 1st EISfOM Seminar, Berlin April 2004of delivery bonuses used in Germany. The data are completed, too, by an annual questionnaire submitted to the dairies to get more specific information of the dairy companies. So the ZMP records the information on the share of milk benefiting from specific bonuses.
Figure 2: Data sources
More than 75 % of the companies return the questionnaire, representing 85 % of all milk collected. Information on companies which have not returned the questionnaires is collected from company reports, press releases and other sources. Thus the average milk price of the company is calculated with the help of mainly two questionnaires (dairy and producer) and the other sources.
The results of the dairy average prices are published in the regional and national farm press. In table 1 the 2002 results for the organic processing dairy companies are presented.
Proceedings of the 1st EISfOM Seminar, Berlin April 2004
133
30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 Schrozberg Freiburg Ravensburg* Wangen Ulm Andechs 1) Piding Schongau Obergünzburg Hawangen Regensburg Willingen-Usseln Fulda Elsdorf Brüggen* Gronau-Epe 2) Gronau-Epe 3) Pronsfeld* Trittau Berlin 4) Rostock* Kaltensundheim 5) Kaltensundheim 3) Ct/kg 2002 2001Weighted average price of organic processed milk
1)(annual delivery 150,000 kg/ year)
4.2 % fat / 3.4 % protein1) Bonuses for organic milk depending on the association. 2) Price for Bioland-, Naturlandmilch.
3) Price for Demetermilch. 4) Price for Gäa.
5) different prices for producers.
* including announced supplements, not yet paid .