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Table 44: Surveys of Prices of Agricultural Products
Survey Coverage Frequency Publication
of Results
Producer Prices Cereals, Pulses and Olives Annual DPA/ORMVA
Wholesale Prices of Fruits
and Vegetables
Main Fruits and Vegetables Daily Top Wholesale Markets
Grain Prices in Rural
Markets
Main Cereals and Pulses Weekly DPA/ORMVA
Price of Red Meat at Public
Slaughter Houses
Prices and Quantities of Red Meat Monthly Provinces
Wholesale Prices of Poultry
and Eggs
Major Wholesale Markets for Poultry
and Eggs
Weekly Provinces
Source: Idrissi, 2012.
Other Surveys by the DS/MAPM (Irregular)
 Survey of the costs of production of major grains (unpublished results)
 Production of cannabis, conducted in 2003 and 2007
 Survey of living standards of rural households conducted during the crop year 1994-
1995 in 5 regions (unpublished results).
Surveys by the DS/HCP
 The decennial survey on spending and household consumption (2001 and 2006)
 Surveys of living standards of households in 1998-1999 and in 2006-2007
 Survey on informal sector (1999-2000 and of 2006-2007)
 Price surveys for the establishment of Wholesale Price and Cost of Living Indices
 Monthly Employment Survey
 Monthly Wholesale and Consumer Prices Surveys
Other Data Sources Including Administrative
The Office of Cereals and Pulses (ONICL) collect weekly prices of 4 main cereals (durum wheat,
soft wheat, barley and maize) and pulses (beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils) in rural souks and
halls, urban grain centres. It publishes monthly bulletins on these statistics in newsletters
which can be found on the website of the ONICL. Ministry of Industry, Trade and New
Technologies (MICNT) conducts surveys to track food prices. MICNT also conducts an
exhaustive survey of all agro-industrial firms employing 10 or more people, as well as those
with less than 10 employees but with an annual turnover greater than or equal to 12,000 USD.
vi. Dissemination of Agricultural Statistics
The dissemination of agricultural statistics is essentially in hardcopy. The electronic medium is
rarely used but efforts are underway to develop them. A site dedicated to statistics on
agriculture is already functional at MAPM, albeit currently for internal use only. Several
websites for agricultural statistics with modest access to agricultural statistics, with limited