The Agricultural Sector Catches up

1990 was an exceptionally good year for Austria's agriculture and forestry. The value of agricultural production and value-added posted a strong increase; income from agriculture also developed favourably. Gross revenues increased by 6½ percent on average, but the regional disparities were unusually high. The value of production stagnated in Salzburg, Carinthia, and in Styria, but recorded high increases in Upper Austria (14 percent) and in Vorarlberg (19 percent). These pronounced regional disparities are mainly due to extreme differences in the volume of timber cut (severe storm damages).