The horticultural survey and the field vegetable survey, held simultaneously, aim to provide comprehensive, up-to-date and reliable statistics about the Austrian horticultural and field vegetable cultivation. The survey, which has its legal base in national regulations, supplies information about the structure of the holdings as well as the area and production of vegetables, flowers, ornamental plants and nurseries. The data are collected via a questionnaire, which is posed directly to the horticultural and field vegetable holdings.