Statistical yearbook of Lithuania (edition 2019)

Agriculture

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In 2018, gross agricultural production at current prices totalled EUR 2.4 billion. Compared to 2017, the volume of total agricultural production decreased by 10.5 per cent (of which crop production – by 16.8, animal production – 0.3 per cent). The decrease in crop production was due to a less abundant harvest of dried pulses (46.3 per cent) and cereals (21.2 per cent). Animal production decreased due to a 2.1 per cent decrease in animal and poultry breeding.

The proportion of crop production in the total agricultural production made up 60.9 per cent, of which cereals – 29.6, fodder crops – 9.1, rape – 7, leguminous crops – 3.5 per cent. The proportion of animal production made up 39.1 per cent, of which animal and poultry breeding – 17.5 per cent, milk yield – 15.9 per cent.

The biggest proportion of gross agricultural production (71.1 per cent) was produced on farmers’ and family farms: 82 per cent of total crop and 53.9 per cent of total animal production. Farmers mainly cultivated cereal crops (33.4 per cent of the total agricultural production produced on farmers’ farms); milk yield on farmers’ farms accounted for 16.5 per cent of their agricultural production. Agricultural companies mainly bread animals – 36.2 per cent of their agricultural production (of which poultry – 18.1, pigs – 14.8 per cent) and cultivated cereals – 20.3 per cent.

Main agricultural products
Per capita, kg

	2010	2015	2016	2017	2018
Grain	926	2 245	2 007	2 044	1 563
Cereals	903	2 088	1 785	1 794	1 428
Sugar beet	228	213	325	338	317
Vegetables	61	74	82	69	76
Potatoes	154	137	123	84	106
Fruit and berries	15	31	29	36	39
Meat (carcass weight)	71	93	89	97	98
Milk, actual fat content	561	598	567	555	561
Eggs, pcs.	268	271	275	258	318