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Census Coverage Frequency
Publication
of Results
Rubber Estate Production, consumption, stocks, planted area,
tapped area, number of workers
Monthly National/MRB-
DOSM
Rubber Estate Planted area, production, yield, employment,
salaries & wages
Annually National/ DOSM
Agricultural
Establishments-Crops
Income, production, stocks, number of persons
engaged, salaries & wages, fixed assets
Annually National/ DOSM
Agricultural
Establishments-Livestock
Income, production, stocks, number of persons
engaged, salaries & wages,
Annually National/ DOSM
Agricultural
Establishments-Fisheries
Income, production, stocks, number of persons
engaged, salaries & wages,
Annually National/ DOSM
Source: DOSM, 2014a; MRB, 2014; MCB, 2014; MPOB, 2014.
Table 62 Surveys of Prices of Agricultural Products
Survey Coverage Frequency Publication
of Results
Producer Prices (Ex-
Farm)
Selected crops and livestock
commodities
Weekly National/ Federal
Agricultural Marketing
Authority (FAMA)
Wholesale Prices Selected crops and livestock
commodities
Weekly National/ FAMA
Retail Prices Selected crops and livestock
commodities
Weekly National/ FAMA
Wholesale and Retail
Prices
Selected fisheries Weekly National/ Fisheries
Development Authority
(LKIM)
Price Information97 All palm oil products (except
biodiesel)
Daily/Monthly/Yea
rly
National/MPOB
Source: SSAQ Results; DOSM, 2014f; FAMA, 2014; MPOB, 2014 and LKIM, 2014.
Other Surveys/Censuses by the DOA, DOSM (Irregular)
 Paddy Production Survey in 2009 (DOA)
 Good Agriculture Practices for Paddy Cultivation Survey in 2009 (DOA)
 Fishermen Socio-Economic and Household Data in 2007 (DOSM)
 Post-Harvest Loses for Paddy Survey in 2007 (Malaysia Agricultural Research
and Development Institute and Lembaga Pertubuhana Peladang)
 Livestock Main Survey in 2010 (DVS)
 Aquaculture Practices Survey in 2005 (DOF)
 Wild Honey Bees Survey in 2007 (MNRE)
 Elephants Survey in 2008 (MNRE)
 Wild Ornamental Plants Survey in 2011 (MNRE)
 Pepper Production Survey in 2010 (MOPIC)
 Tobacco Production Survey in 2009 (MOPIC)
 Cocoa Yield Survey in 2011 (MOPIC)
 Palm Oil Production Cost Survey in 2011 (MOPIC)
 Rubber Production Cost Survey in 2009 (MOPIC)
 Cocoa Production Cost Survey in 2011 (MOPIC)
 Economic Census-Agriculture Census in 2011 (DOSM)
97 Based on contracts registered with MPOB