Biological Assets Valuation
HKAS41 / IAS 41 Agriculture sets out the accounting for agricultural activity – the transformation of biological assets (living plants and animals) into agricultural produce (harvested product of the entity’s biological assets). The standard generally requires biological assets to be measured at fair value less costs to sell.
Plants that bear produce (such as grape vines, fruit trees, rubber tree plantations and oil palms) so that produce-bearing plants are valued at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment (as is the case for property, plant and equipment) with the output from these assets to be classified as inventory (and the accounting treatment being the lower of cost or net realisable value).
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Livestock Operations
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| Type | Key Concepts Handling |
| Bearer plant | A living plant that:
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| Agricultural produce | The harvested product from biological assets |
Agricultural produce is measured at fair value less estimated costs to sell at the point of harvest. [IAS 41.13] Because harvested produce is a marketable commodity, there is no ‘measurement reliability’ exception for produce.