Czech Beef, Pork Output Decline In August
CZECH REPUBLIC - Czech meat output continues to fall, as it declined 6 % year-on-year in August. This is due to a fall in pork and beef production by 5.1 and 9.5% respectively, according to the Czech Statistical Office (CSU).
27 September 2004
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Meat production (without poultry) reached 36,569 tons in August, 1,700 tons more than in July.
Meanwhile, output for the eight months to August dipped by 5.8% to 323,149 tons, compared with the same period last year.
With 18 tons produced in August, mutton production continued to grow as seen by a year-on-year growth of over a quarter.
Milk purchases in January-August decreased by 2.1% and Czech dairies bought over 1.69 billion litres. In the month of August, milk purchases increased by 1.1% to 216.4 million litres.
Agriculture producer prices rose by 2.8% year-on-year for slaughter bulls, and those of slaughter pigs increased by as much as 14% in August.
From January-August, producer prices grew by 1.5 per cent for bulls and 7.7 per cent for pigs, compared with the same period last year.
Source: eFeedLink - 27th September 2004
