swiss agriculture in figures

Swiss Agriculture in Figures

Presentation01.03.2017

1. Structures

2015: 53 232 farms with an average area of 19.7 hectares

Number of farms and area

1.1Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)

West SwitzerlandLarge full-time farms with little cattle

Mountain areaSmaller farms with little cattle

Agglomeration cantonsMedium size, rather little cattle, more external activities

Uri, Ticino, ValaisSmall farms, often external activities

Farms - area - farm animals 2015


Farm orientation


Farms according to magnitude


Farms with farm animals


Heavy decrease of farms with chicken or pigs

Average stocks and area

Subscripted development, 2000 = 100

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO) 1.6

Organic farms


Agrotourism

Source: Association farm holidays 1.8

Agriculture and disabled persons

Source: Foundation agriculture and challenged persons 1.9

Employees on farms


Employees of the sector

Source: Agristat 1.11

2015

2. Plant production

Area of Switzerland

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Areastatistics 2004/2009

Total: 41‘285 km2

2.1

Shift of Swiss area

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Areastatistics 1992/1997 and 2004/2009

1997 to 2009: agricultural area decreased by 32 995 ha in 12 years

2.2

Shift of agriculture area

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Areastatistics 1992/1997 and 2004/2009

From 1992/1997 to 2004/2009

2.3

Agriculture area


Crop area

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)

2015: 272 816 ha

2.5

Cereals area


2015: 144 149 ha

2.6

Potatoes


Farms and average area per farm

Barley


Farms and average area per farm

2.8

3. Animal husbandry

Development of cow numbers


The cow stock has been declining for the last 30 years. The milk production has been increasing for the same period. The productivity has been considerably improved.

Slaughters

Source: Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO); Agristat 3.2

Pig cycle

Source: Agristat and SFU animal husbandry 3.3

Dairy producers and average production

Source: Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) and TSM Treuhand GmbH 3.4

Milk quantity and milk producers

Source: TSM Treuhand GmbH, DB Milch 3.5

Milk quantity and price

Source: TSM Treuhand GmbH; Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), market observation 3.6

Fishing yield

Source: Cantonal fisheries administartions 3.7

Total yield 2015: 1000 metric tons

4. Means of production and environment

Origin of feeding stuff

86% of the feeding stuff (base DM) have been produced in Switzerland in 2014

Source: Agristat, feeding stuff balance (* provisional) 4.1

Imported feeding stuffs

Source: Agristat, feeding stuff balance (* provisional) 4.2

Natural hazard and hail

Source: Swiss hail 4.3

Number of loss reports per year

5. External trade

Agricultural external trade

Source: Swiss Customs Administration (SCA) 5.1

External trade indexes for foodstuffs, drinks and tobacco


Chapter 1-24, sometimes summarized, chapter numbers in brackets.

Low involvement of Swiss agriculture:

Agricultural external trade of Switzerland

≠Swiss agriculture

Source: Swiss Customs Administration (SCA), provisional data 2015

2016Imports:Exports:Balance:

5.2

11,9 billion CHF8,7 billion CHF3,1 billion CHF


External trade with cheese


External trade with cheese

Quantities cumulated according to the price

Imports of poultry


Imports of tropical fruits


Export of Cheese per country


Exports of meat


Export of chocolate

Source: Swiss Customs Administration (SCA)5.10

6. Food

Food supply of Switzerland

Source: Agristat, food balance (* provisional) 6.1

Consumption of food energy

6.2Source: Agristat, food balance (* provisional)

Domestic production versus consumption

6.3Source: Agristat, food balance (* provisional), ** estimate)

Food made from plants


Vegetable foods provide about 70% of the food energy.

Consumption of vegetable food energy per person and day

Food made from animals


Consumption of food energy per person and day

Domestic production


Cereal consumption in Switzerland

6.9Source: Agristat, food balance

Average 2013-2015: 91 kg cereals per person and year

Value-added chain

6.10Source: Agristat (* provisional)

Household expenditures 2013

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Budget expenditures 6.11

In percent of gross income (2013 = 10 052 CHF)

Total = 103,4 (gross income + sporadic income)

7. Prices, wages

Development of price indexes

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Agristat 7.1

Prices of piglets and fattened pigs

SBV: Agristat and SFU animal husbandry 7.2

Milk price

Source: Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG), market observation 7.3

Farm milk price and inflation

7.4Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), : Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG), statistisches Handbuch der Schweizer Landwirtschaft (Hans Brugger), Agristat , Milchstatistik der Schweiz

Salaries on farms 2014

Source: Agristat, Salaries of non-family agricultural employees (Löhne familienfremder landwirtschaftlicher Angestellter)

Average , confidence interval, interquartile

7.5

1 Trainee (students)2 Trainee from abroad3 Temporary jobs4 Short-term employees5 Semiskilled employees6 Professionals7 Section leader8 Farm manager

8. Public provisions

Public expenditures

Source: Swiss Federal Finance Administration (FFA) 8.1

Expenditures (Confederation, cantons, municipalities) total and for agriculture

Expenditures of the Confederation


Expenditures: total as well as for agriculture and food

2015b and 2016b: data according to the budget

Subventions by the Confederation 2015


From 36.4 Billions CHF, 3,6 Billions CHF or 10,0 % are spent for agriculture.Responsible for agriculture is the Confederation: The expenditures of the cantons and

municipality are low for the agriculture.

Subventions by the Conf. for agriculture


9. Accounting results

Income

Source: Research institute Agroscope ART Tänikon, central evaluation of accounting data 9.1

Earned income and comparative salary

9.2Source: Research institute Agroscope ART Tänikon, central evaluation of accounting data

10. National accounting

Gross value added at basic prices


2015 (estimate): 10,1 billions of CHF

Gross value - details


2015 (estimate): 10,1 billions of CHF

Means of production

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Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), sd semi-definitive, * provisional, ** estimate 10.3

Means of production


Production value to net value-added

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Production value 2015 (estimate): 10,1 billions of CHF

Factor income

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), sd semi-definitive, * provisional ** estimate 10.6

2015 (estimate): 4,6 billions of CHF factor income

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2015 (estimate): 2,86 Billions of CHF net farm income = Earnings of family workers

Productivity per canton

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), regional agricultural accounts 10.8

11. Education

FD of Vocational Education and Training


Year 2015: 1174 Federal Diploma of VET, therefrom 1034 for farmers

Federal Diploma of Higher Education


2015: 102 Federal Diploma of Higher Education, therefrom 88 farmers

Advanced FD of Higher Education


Year 2015: 95 Advanced Federal Diploma of HE, therefrom 90 for farmers

12. International comparisons

Farm structures in Europe 2010

Source: EUROSTAT 12.1

Price level indexes 2015

Source: EUROSTAT, provisional results 12.2

Price level indexes 2015

Source: EUROSTAT, provisional results 12.3

Agricultural support

Source: OECD, Total Support Estimate 12.4

By taxpayers and consumers, in percent of gross domestic product

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