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| Skörd av potatis 2004 | JO 17 SM 0401 |
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Summary Summary
This
report provides the preliminary results of 2004 for the yield per hectare and
total production of potatoes. The results are
presented for counties, production areas and for the whole country. The results are presented for table potatoes and
potatoes for processing of starch. For the whole country, the yield per hectare
for table potatoes is estimated at 27 600 kg and the total production is
estimated at 630 000 tons. The corresponding
figures for potatoes for processing of starch are 39 740 kg and 344 000 tons,
respectively. The results for 2004 were based on a mail survey with a sample of
1 300 holdings for table potatoes and a sample of 190 holdings for
potatoes for processing starch. The tables show the number of observations, the
total and reduced yields per hectare in kg and total production in metric tons.
Standard errors are also presented. Unharvested areas are shown in a separate
table. As for the reduced yield, the yield per hectare is reduced for small,
blighted and green potatoes for table potatoes. The reduction for potatoes for
processing of starch is made only for blighted potatoes. These reductions are
made with standard values, derived from the objective potato surveys conducted
until 1998. When calculating the yields unharvested areas is taken into account,
which lower the yield per hectare and owing to that also lower the production.
The unharvested areas vary between years depending on the conditions during the
growing season. The calculation of total production
is based on the reduced yields and areas based on preliminary statistics from
the administrative database IACS for agricultural subsidies. The weather
was wet and chilly in Sweden this year. However it does not seem to have
affected the potato yield rate although the rainfall was excessive in some
parts. Frost damages occurred in northern Sweden and resulted in unharvested
areas. Since 1960, Statistics Sweden has produced
statistics for potatoes using an objective method based on probability sampling
and physical measurements with samples taken from the fields. The method was
changed 1999 to mail enquiries to a sample of farmers. At the same time methodological
changes were also made. Due to the changes all comparisons between years before
1999 should be made with great caution. List of tables
1. Table potatoes. Preliminary results 2004 2. Potatoes for processing of starch. Preliminary results 2004 3. Potatoes. Area not harvested. Preliminary results 2004 List of terms
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