The development of agricultural production in Finland 1975—85

Authors

• Lauri Kettunen Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Rukkila, 00001 Helsinki 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.71988

Abstract

Forecasts of the production of main agricultural products until 1985 are based on an assumption that slightly lower targets for self-sufficiency of each product will be maintained in the future. Internal factors are also taken into account in estimating the evolution of agricultural production in the 1980's. Milk production is predicted to drop to 2910 mill. litres, beef production to 105 mill. kg. and egg production to 70 mill. kg. by 1985. Comsumption of pork is increasing and, therefore, the pork production is estimated to rise to 180 mill. kg. Similarly, the prospects for poultry meat are good as the production is forecasted to increase to 25 mill. kg. by 1985. There forecasts imply that the volume of agricultural production will remain quite stable. Since the yields in crop production are expected to increase by 1.5 per cent per year, overproduction would likewise seem to rise. However, the cultivated area has decreased and evidently will decrease further in the future due to policy measures aimed at curtailing the growth of production. Consequently the overproduction situation will not deteriorate very much from what it is at present.