Swiss agriculture is expected to generate gross added value of CHF 4.4 billion in 2020, up 5.8% from the previous year. Total production has remained stable, while production costs have fallen.
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Swiss agriculture is expected to generate gross added value of CHF 4.4 billion in 2020, up 5.8% from the previous year. Total production has remained stable, while production costs have fallen (photo Pixabay). In the context of the “extraordinary” situation decreed by the Federal Council in connection with COVID-19 and the measures adopted this spring, animal and vegetable production have progressed. On the other hand, the situation worsened for viticulture. These first estimates for the current year are based on the economic accounts for agriculture drawn up by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) and published in a press release on Tuesday 6 October. Maintenance thanks to responsiveness With a few exceptions, it is difficult to distinguish the economic impacts linked to measures linked to the pandemic, from those of weather conditions or trends already initiated before this period. We observe, however, that the rapid adaptations of the branch and of the entire agrifood sector to ...
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