Methodology

Data sources - official Lithuanian registers behind FERMOS.LT

All data on FERMOS.LT comes from official Lithuanian state registers and open-data portals. Nothing is bought from intermediaries. For each source below: the institution that publishes it, what we take, how often we re-read it, when it was last checked, and how its records are attached to farm and company profiles.

official data sources: 27; official data sources
state institutions and registers: 14; state institutions and registers
farms, companies and other subjects in the registry: 141,303; farms, companies and other subjects in the registry
records held from these sources: 843k; records held from these sources

Reading the dates

"Source last checked" is the date of the last successful import run; "data up to" is the newest date found in the data itself. A source can be checked recently yet still end at an older date when the institution has not published anything newer - such sources are flagged. Each source has its own cadence, from daily to yearly, matching how often the primary register changes. Historical records are kept: expired calls and older reports remain as history.

Identity: who a farm or company is and where it operates

Official identity of each farm and agricultural company: legal form, activity, registration status and municipality.

Farm registry →

Register of Legal Entities: identity by company code

11,843

Centre of Registers (Registrų centras)

Checked: Weekly

What we take: Official legal name, legal form, registration and status dates, matched by company code. Not a confirmation of farming activity or solvency.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 12 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-10-02

Registry profiles →Official source ↗

Agricultural legal entities (NACE 01.xx / 03.xx)

7,816

Centre of Registers (Registrų centras)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: All agricultural legal entities - farming partnership companies (ŽŪB), cooperatives and agri-businesses - from the Register of Legal Entities.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.; Live links: 7,808 by company code

Source last checked 3 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-09-29

Farm registry →Official source ↗

Operators under veterinary and food control (OKIS)

119,029

State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Entities supervised by the food and veterinary authority: farms, processors, warehouses and traders.
How records are linked: Legal entities by company code where VMVT publishes one. All other records - mostly natural-person farmers - by name only, and only when the name is unique; a name match is not proof of identity.; Live links: 109,843 by name only · 4,720 by company code

Source last checked 2 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-05-05

The newest record held is older than the monitored update interval. Availability of newer data has not been confirmed.

The latest full refresh was not verified. Previously checked data remains available.

Activities by sector →LT Official source ↗

Taxpayer register (VAT status, NACE codes)

18,640

State Tax Inspectorate (VMI)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: VAT payer status and the official NACE activity codes a company is registered with.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 3 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-11-01

Agricultural activities →LT Official source ↗

Farmers' farm register statistics (VURAP)

3,642

State Enterprise Agricultural Data Centre (ŽŪDC)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Statistics from the register of farmers' farms by municipality: how many farms of what size in each area.
How records are linked: Not linked to individual profiles - municipal totals only.

Source last checked 12 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-10-01

By municipality →Official source ↗

Finances, solvency and ownership

Revenue, profit, assets, tax arrears, insolvency and governance of legal entities.

Rankings →

Financial statements (revenue, profit)

10,111

Centre of Registers (Registrų centras)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Sales revenue and profit from financial statements filed with the Centre of Registers.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 12 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-11-10

Largest companies →Official source ↗

Balance sheets (assets, equity)

Centre of Registers (Registrų centras)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Assets, equity and liabilities - the solvency and financial strength picture of a company.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 12 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-11-10

Risk data →Official source ↗

Shareholders and members (JADIS)

1,450

Centre of Registers (Registrų centras)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Shareholders and members from the JADIS information system - who owns a company and its ownership structure.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 2 November 2026

The latest full refresh was not verified. Previously checked data remains available.

Relationship analysis →Official source ↗

Managers and governing bodies

1,479

Centre of Registers (Registrų centras)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Heads and governing bodies - who represents and manages a company.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 12 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-11-09

Official source ↗

Taxes paid

30,353

State Tax Inspectorate (VMI)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Cumulative amounts of taxes and levies administered by VMI, with the period and the official company code. Not revenue and not a reliability rating.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 2 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-09

The latest full refresh was not verified. Previously checked data remains available.

Official source ↗

Tax arrears

4,033

State Tax Inspectorate (VMI)

Checked: Weekly

What we take: Tax arrears owed to VMI - an early signal of financial difficulty (history accumulates over time).
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 12 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-11-12

Risk score →Official source ↗

Bankruptcies and restructurings

Authority of Audit, Accounting, Property Valuation and Insolvency Management (AVNT)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings - which companies are in an insolvency process.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 3 November 2026 · latest data period: 2025-10-02

The newest record held is older than the monitored update interval. Availability of newer data has not been confirmed.

The latest full refresh was not verified. Previously checked data remains available.

Official source ↗

Filing discipline and capital

834

Centre of Registers (Registrų centras)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Reporting discipline - whether a company files its financial statements on time.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 12 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-10-14

Official source ↗

Livestock and veterinary supervision

Farm animal herds by species and veterinary inspections.

Livestock numbers →

Farm animals kept (herds)

210,455

State Enterprise Agricultural Data Centre (ŽŪDC)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Herds of farm animals by species - cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry and others.
How records are linked: Not linked to profiles. Herds are identified by herd number only; the data is used for livestock statistics, not to attribute animals to a named keeper.

Source last checked 12 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-11-01

Livestock numbers →Official source ↗

VMVT inspections (OKIS)

766

State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Veterinary control inspections - the supervision history per entity.
How records are linked: Through VMVT's own entity ID to the OKIS operator record, so each inspection inherits that record's link (by company code, or by name only).

Source last checked 2 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-05-05

The newest record held is older than the monitored update interval. Availability of newer data has not been confirmed.

The latest full refresh was not verified. Previously checked data remains available.

Official source ↗

Land, crops and plant health

Declared crop areas, water use and the plant health (phytosanitary) register.

Crop areas →

Declared fields (crops)

5,780

State Enterprise Agricultural Data Centre (ŽŪDC)

Checked: Yearly

What we take: Declared crops and crop areas - what farms grow and on how many hectares.
How records are linked: Not linked to profiles - aggregated by crop and municipality.

Source last checked 19 August 2026 · latest data period: 2026

Crop areas →Official source ↗

Water use (aquaculture, irrigation)

24,798

Environmental Protection Agency (AAA)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Water abstraction and use for aquaculture and irrigation, per entity.
How records are linked: By legal entity code where the source provides one.

Source last checked 11 June 2026 · latest data period: 2024

The newest record held is older than the monitored update interval. Availability of newer data has not been confirmed.

The latest full refresh was not verified. Previously checked data remains available.

A successful check is overdue for this source.

Official source ↗

Phytosanitary register

2,984

State Plant Service (VAT)

Checked: Weekly

What we take: The plant health register - entitlements to trade plants and plant reproductive material.
How records are linked: By name only, and only when the name is unique in the registry. A name match is not proof of identity.; Live links: 1,034 by name only

Source last checked 9 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-11-09

Official source ↗

Organic production

Certified organic farms and processors.

Organic farms →

Organic production certificates (EU TRACES)

7,005

Ekoagros (organic control body) via EU TRACES

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Organic production certificates published in EU TRACES by the control body Ekoagros - certified organic farms.
How records are linked: By name only, and only when the name is unique in the registry. A name match is not proof of identity; certificate validity dates always come from the certificate itself.; Live links: 6,637 by name only

Source last checked 2 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-10-31

Organic farms →Official source ↗

EU support and subsidies

Who is published as a support recipient and which support calls are open. Payment amounts the source export does not contain are not shown.

EU farm subsidies →

Publication of EU support recipients (FAS)

238,780

National Paying Agency (NMA)

Checked: Yearly

What we take: Published records of EU support recipients and measures. The source export does not contain the amounts paid, so no amounts are shown.
How records are linked: By name plus municipality - there is no company code in the publication. Recipients published only as a numeric code (≤ €1,250) are never matched to a person. A name match is not proof of identity; inconsistent matches are quarantined and detached.; Live links: 109,531 by name + municipality

Source last checked 11 June 2026 · latest data period: 2025

EU farm subsidies →Official source ↗

Support call schedule

815

Ministry of Agriculture (ŽŪM) / National Paying Agency (NMA)

Checked: Daily

What we take: Open EU support calls with deadlines and documents - a live support calendar.
How records are linked: Not linked to profiles - calls apply to everyone eligible.

Source last checked 5 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-11-02

The latest full refresh was not verified. Previously checked data remains available.

A successful check is overdue for this source.

Open calls →Official source ↗

NMA open-data statistics (pseudonymised)

National Paying Agency (NMA)

Checked: Yearly

What we take: Pseudonymised NMA open-data statistics - context for support, never identity.
How records are linked: Never linked to profiles - the data is pseudonymised at source.

Source last checked 5 September 2026 · latest data period: 2021

Official source ↗

Markets, activity and assets

Purchase prices, public procurement, trademarks, vehicles and employees.

Agricultural prices →

Purchase prices

17,220

State Enterprise Agricultural Data Centre (ŽŪDC)

Checked: Daily

What we take: Official grain and cattle purchase prices. Volumes published in the milk and fish datasets are not called prices and are not shown on price pages.
How records are linked: Not linked to profiles - national market averages.

Source last checked 13 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-11-02

Agricultural prices →Official source ↗

Public procurement contracts (food suppliers)

118,362

Public Procurement Office (VPT)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Public procurement contracts - farms and farming companies as food suppliers to the public sector.
How records are linked: By supplier company code when the contract record contains a valid 9-digit code; otherwise not linked.

Source last checked 3 November 2026 · latest data period: 2025-01-30

The newest record held is older than the monitored update interval. Availability of newer data has not been confirmed.

The latest full refresh was not verified. Previously checked data remains available.

Official source ↗

Trademarks

4,188

State Patent Bureau (VPB)

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Trademarks and trade names of farms and companies.
How records are linked: The trademark register has no company code: owner names are matched to legal entities by normalised name, and ambiguous names are dropped.

Source last checked 2 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-10-29

The latest full refresh was not verified. Previously checked data remains available.

Official source ↗

Registered vehicles (Regitra)

638

State Enterprise Regitra

Checked: Monthly

What we take: Registered machinery and vehicles by owner - tractors, trucks, trailers.
How records are linked: By the owner's legal entity code; vehicles of natural persons are not attributed.

Source last checked 12 November 2026 · latest data period: 2026-11-12

Official source ↗

Employer data (insured employees, wages, contributions)

1,887

State Social Insurance Fund Board (Sodra)

Paused - latest available data shown

What we take: Employer data from Sodra - number of insured employees, average wage and contributions.
How records are linked: By legal entity code (jar_kodas) - an exact match.

Source last checked 15 June 2026 · latest data period: 2026-04

Agricultural employers →LT Official source ↗

How we handle the data

Public sources only

We use only officially published, public state data. We never buy or collect data from unofficial intermediaries.

Privacy at import

When a source masks a natural person's data or publishes a recipient only as a code, we do not reveal it or link it to a person. The privacy boundary is applied when data is imported, not only in the interface. See the privacy policy.

Transparent linking

Sources are linked by legal entity code; when a source does not publish one, by name (sometimes together with the municipality). A name match is not proof of identity, so every link carries a confidence mark and can be reversed. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will correct it.

Use the data

The data belongs to its publishers and is used under open-data terms. FERMOS.LT is not a state institution and does not guarantee the accuracy of the primary registers; always check the official source before making decisions. Lithuanian version: Duomenų šaltiniai.