The following
publication presents data on output and input in agriculture in 2021. This
publication, like previous annual publications on the topic, includes main
findings on output, input, and product in agriculture, as well as on income originating
in agriculture in 2020–2021. In addition, data are presented on changes in the
terms of trade in agriculture that result from fluctuations in the prices of
output and input in agriculture.
In addition to data from 2020–2021, the publication
includes multi-year data that reflect the developments in the industry between
1950 and 2021.
The publication is used by government ministries –
mainly the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, by the Association of
Farmers in Israel, by researchers in the field of agriculture, as well as by
the Research Department of the Bank of Israel. It provides updated information
on developments in the various industries of agriculture and in marketing
destinations, for the purpose of policy-making.
The data in this publication
were derived from analyses conducted at the Central Bureau of Statistics, based
on information obtained from various sources. Selected data on this topic also
appear in the chapter on agriculture in the Statistical Abstract of Israel, and
in the Agricultural Statistics Quarterly.
