germanFarms {micEcon}R Documentation

Output and Inputs of Farms in West-Germany

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

data(germanFarms)

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

year
the book-keeping year.
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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