The evaluation of crop output can normally be based on resources, i.e. the estimate of quantities produced (harvested) based on estimates of areas under crops and yields, or on uses, i.e. on estimates of purchases by the user branches of agricultural products, exports net of imports, to which should be added certain quantities used for intermediate consumption by the agricultural industry, changes in producer stocks and use for own account (much of which is own final consumption).
Vrednotenje rastlinske pridelave lahko temelji na virih, t. j. oceni pridelanih (pospravljenih) količin na podlagi ocen obdelanih zemljišč in donosov, ali oceni uporabe, t. j. oceni nabav panog uporabnic kmetijskih proizvodov, izvoza brez uvoza, ki jim je treba dodati določene količine, uporabljene za vmesno potrošnjo kmetijske dejavnosti, spremembe zalog proizvajalca in porabo za lastne potrebe (večina tega je lastna končna potrošnja).