METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONNAIRE (*) ON THE COMPILATION OF MILK STATISTICS

Questionnaire outline

IDENTIFICATION OF CORRESPONDENT

1. General

2. Collecting the basic information

(A) from dairies

(B) from agricultural holdings

3. Table B

Part A: Available resources

Part B: Use

4. Comments and proposals

Reference date:

Have there been any changes in the methodological information since last year’s questionnaire?

Yes No

IDENTIFICATION OF THE MEMBER STATE’S EUROSTAT CORRESPONDENT

Name and forename: Mr/Mrs/Ms

Position:

Institution or body:

Department:

Address:

Telephone/fax:

E-mail:

(*) The Member States shall send the Commission the methodological questionnaire set out in Annex II, duly completed, at the same time as table B.

1. General

1.1. Responsibility for data transmitted

Who, in your Member State, is responsible for applying legislation on milk production statistics?

Name:

This person’s (or this department’s) details:

TABLE A:

Monthly statistics (dairies)

TABLE B:

Annual statistics (dairies)

TABLE C:

Annual statistics Agricultural holdings

TABLES D to G:

Structure statistics

TABLE H:

Protein content of cows’ milk in the main milk products

TABLE I:

Annual regional data

Does any other body play a part in compiling milk statistics?

Yes (*) No

(*) If yes, give the name and details of the body:

1.2. Question on the confidentiality of the data transmitted

Do you have problems with data confidentiality?

Yes(*) No

(*) If yes, can you describe them?

2. Collecting the basic information

A. From dairies (tables A and B)

2.A.1. General characteristics

Number of dairy companies present on 1 January 20… (excluding centres or companies which only collect)

Number of collection centres or companies.(as defined in Article 2(2) of Directive 96/16/EC)

2.A.2. Origin of the listing (of survey units) used for monthly and annual surveys

What is the origin of the listing used?

Extract from the national business register

Listing compiled for milk surveys

Listing belonging to professional bodies (*)

Listing used for other surveys (*)

Other (*)

(*) Specify sources:

2.A.3. How, and how often, is the listing updated?

Do you update the listing used:

Continuously

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Every three years

Multiannually

2.A.4. Monthly questionnaires (dairies: Table A)

Number of survey units concerned Proportion of statistical population surveyed by this sample (%)

Survey method:

by enumerators

by post

by telephone

by e-mail

other means, specify:

Usual response rate (%):

Which method do you use to estimate data for non-respondents?

Do you use supplementary sources of information?

Yes (*) No

(*) If yes, which?

2.A.5. Annual questionnaires (dairies: Tables B, C, H and I)

NB: the annual survey is exhaustive

Survey method:

by enumerators

by post

by telephone

by e-mail

other means, which?

Usual response rate (%):

Which method do you use to estimate data for non-respondents?

Do you use supplementary sources of information?

Yes (*) No

(*) If yes, which?

B. Agricultural holdings (farms) Table C

Number of agricultural holdings (farms) concerned on 1 January 20…:

2.B.1. Existence of a regular survey of the production and use of milk on the farm

Is there a regular survey of the production and use of milk on the farm?

Yes (2.B.2) No (2.B.5)

2.B.2. If yes, detail procedures:

Survey method:

by enumerators

by post

by telephone

by e-mail

other means, which?

Usual response rate (%):

Description of survey methodology:

2.B.3. Method used to estimate the quantities produced and used by non-respondents

What method do you use to estimate the quantities of milk produced and used on the farm by non-respondents?

2.B.4. Use of supplementary sources of information

Do you use supplementary sources of information?

Yes (*) No

(*) If yes, which?

2.B.5. If not, explain and detail the method used to calculate or estimate the annual production and use of milk on the farm:

2.B.6. Cows’ milk

Excluding milk directly suckled by calves, is all the milk from milking (including colostrum) that is used as animal feed (in buckets or by other means) included in the sum of available milk?

Yes No

3. TABLE B (dairy data)

Part A: Available resources

3.A.1. Imports of milk, cream and other milk products

Are there purchases of raw milk by dairies from approved purchasers located in another country?

Yes (*) No

(*) If yes, are these purchases entered on the accounts with imports? (Table B, column B)

Yes No

Do you use the data obtained directly from dairies to record cross-border trade?

Yes (*) No

(*) If yes:

from the monthly questionnaire

other sources:

Do you use the data from external trade statistics?

Yes (*) No

(*) If yes, explain how you separate imports for the dairy industry from other imports:

How do you deal with deliveries of intermediate products from a plant in one country to another plant in a different country but belonging to the same enterprise?

They are included in the external trade data.

They are included in enterprises’ deliveries.

other, specify

Part B: Use (manufactured products)

3.B.1. Main products (column 1 in the table )

Are there any links between the milk statistics surveys and the Prodcom surveys (1)?

Yes No

If yes, are both surveys managed by the same body?

Yes No

3.B.2. Double counting:

B.2.1. in dairies

To avoid double counting, on which variables does the survey focus?

on products received, before processing (receipt of products)

on processed products (delivery of production)

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91 of 19 December 1991 on the establishment of a Community survey of industrial production OJ L 374, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the Council and of the European Parliament (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

B.2.2. Cheese — processed cheese

Do you conduct a specific survey covering the raw materials used to make processed cheese? (cheese, butter, cream, other milk products)

Yes No

Are these raw materials deducted from or included in the data in column 1 of Table B?

deducted included

3.B.3. Calculation of whole/skimmed milk inputs

How are the milk inputs in Table B calculated for the following products:

Codes

Headings

Direct survey

Use of technical

coefficients

11-12

Liquid milk and buttermilk

13

Creams

14-15-16

Other fresh products (acidified milks, milk-based drinks, jellied milks, etc.)

21

Concentrated milk

22

Powder products

23

Total butter and other yellow fat products

24

Cheeses

2411

Cows’ milk cheeses

25

Processed cheeses

27

Whey

3.B.4. Calculation of fat inputs

How are the fat inputs in Table B calculated?

as INPUT (i.e. on the basis of the raw materials used in manufacturing)

as OUTPUT (i.e. on the basis of the finished product)

Certain States may use both methods (self-monitoring): specify

Do you use data from dairies as a source of information?

Yes No (*)

(*) If not, what source of information is used?

3.B.5. Proteins (Table H)

What is your method of measuring or estimating proteins?

as INPUT? (i.e. on the basis of the raw materials used in manufacturing)

Yes No

as OUTPUT? (i.e. on the basis of the finished product)

Yes No

Any explanations

3.B.6. Regional data (Table I)

Evaluation of regional production

Do data exist at source

Yes No

Are data calculated a postériori

Yes No

If the data are calculated, which is the method used?

Survey of the structure of agricultural holdings (Commission Regulation (EC) No 143/2002 (1))

Cattle survey (Directive 93/24/EEC (2) and Decision 94/433/EC (3))

Other, specify:

4. Comments and suggestions

What are your comments and suggestions for improving the methodological questionnaire?

Attach any information you consider useful.

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 143/2002 of 24 January 2002 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 in view of the organisation of the Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings in 2003, 2005 and 2007. (OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 16).

(2) Council Directive 93/24/EEC of 1 June 1993, concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out on bovine animal production (OJ L 149, 1.6.1993, p. 5). Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

(3) Commission Decision 94/433/EC of 30 May 1994, laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/24/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on cattle population and production, and amending the said Directive (OJ L 179, 13.7.1994, p. 27). Decision as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.’