The Federal Statistical Office (StBA) continuously collects and analyzes data on the German economy and other areas of society. The StBA prepares the data and makes it available. Among other things, these statistics serve as a basis for action by policymakers. For this reason, there is an obligation for companies to provide information. If your company receives a corresponding request from the StBA, you must provide the data requested.

For statistics on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, the StBA collects certain data from companies in these sectors. The results of the surveys are used to produce analyses and forecasts of developments in the agricultural sector. They thus form a basis for political decisions at state, federal and European Union (EU) level.

If you run a business from one of the following sectors and have been selected, you must submit data to the StBA:

• Hatchery with a capacity of at least 1,000 eggs excluding the hatching room.
• Poultry slaughterhouse with EU approval
• Woodworking industry or sawmill
  • Establishments with at least 20 employees, in which products of the woodworking industry are manufactured. For sawmills, the survey limit is at least 10 employees.
• Fertilizer company,
  • which places fertilizer on the market for the first time

Depending on the industry, different information is required. In addition, the StBA asks for certain information at different intervals, such as monthly, quarterly, annually or at intervals of several years. Among other things, you may have to provide information about your farm or company.

Hatcheries:
Characteristics on hatching egg deposits and chick production, i.e.

• monthly: number of hatching eggs for the production of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls
• monthly: number of hatched chicks, in case of chickens also by direction of use and purpose of use
• annually: capacity of the hatcheries excluding the hatching room

Poultry slaughterhouses:

Characteristics for poultry slaughtering, i.e.

• monthly: the number and the slaughter weight of the slaughtered poultry according to the species, the type of dressing and the state of supply

Woodworking industries or sawmills:

Characteristics on raw wood and products of the woodworking industry, i.e.

• annually: the arrivals, departures and stocks of raw wood and products of the woodworking industry by origin and type of wood.

Fertilizer enterprises:

Characteristics on domestic sales of fertilizers, viz.

• quarterly: domestic sales of mineral fertilizers by plant nutrients, types, and marketing areas, each by quantity.