germanFarms function

Output and Inputs of Farms in West-Germany

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. data

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data(germanFarms)

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