germanFarms: Output and Inputs of Farms in West-Germany

Description Usage Format Source

Description

The germanFarms data frame contains annual data of an average full-time farm in West-Germany. Additionally, the price indices for agricultural output and agricultural variable input are included. 20 book-keeping years are included - starting in 1975/76 and ending in 1994/95.

Usage

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Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

year

the book-keeping year.

vCrop

the value of crop outputs (in current Deutschmark).

vAnimal

the value of animal outputs (in current Deutschmark).

vOutput

the value of outputs (in current Deutschmark).

pOutput

price index of agricultural outputs (1980/81 = 100).

vVarInput

the value of variable inputs (in current Deutschmark).

pVarInput

price index of variable agricultural inputs (1980/81 = 100).

qLabor

the number of full-time worker equivalents.

pLabor

costs of an agricultural worker (Deutschmarks per year).

land

land used for agricultural production (in ha).

Source

Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten (Federal Department for Food, Agriculture and Forests), Agrarbericht der Bundesregierung (Agricultural Report of the Federal Government), Jahrgänge 1977-1996 (years 1977-1996).


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