Summary of newsmakers from the previous days 5.-6.8.2005

July confirmed estimation of good harvest

On base of the second this year’s estimation of hectare yields and production processed to 15.7.2005, the Czech Statistic Office assumes a production of basic cereals in height of 7 318 thousands tons of grain. The estimation of rape production is 774 thous. tons. In comparison with the last year’s reality it is in basic cereals by 901 thous. tons less, i.e. by 11,0 % and in rape by 160 thous. tons less, i.e. by 17,2 %. Compared to estimation to 20.6.2005 it is in basic cereals an increase by 23 thous. tons, i.e. by 0,3 % and in rape it is dealt with an increase by 20 thous. tons, i.e. by 2,6 %.

Jablonec farmers will perhaps aim with cereals to Germany

Farmers would need as many as eight hundred crown per a ton more to be profitable in cereals growing. Prices fell this year due to last year’s surpluses. The Agrarian chamber advises growers to sell to the neighbouring German federative state Saxony.

Growers will start to harvest hops on August 20; yields will be average

Hop growers will start this year’s harvest about August 20, so roughly in the same term as the last year. A quality of plant is satisfactory; yields should be comparable with the last year, said Jaroslav Hájek from the Žatec coop Chmelařství today. Growers estimates a yield about a ton of hop per hectare; the last year it was 1,08 ton. They planted 5 659 hectares with hop this year which is by 214 hectares less than last year. “The reason of decrease of planted acreages is a lack of money for renewal of hop gardens. A half of them is older than 15 years which is three years above an ideal age average.”

Title Euroschool 2005 will travel to Dobřany near Plzeň

Tens of projects, results of which are seen in a school and also in the six-thousand town of Dobřany, brought the title Euroschool 2005 to the local primary school. The title is awarded by the ecological association Tereza in cooperation with the Ministries of Environment and Education. It is dealt with the only school in Plzen region which obtained this award this year; there were 35 awards in the whole Czech Republic. “In environmental education of various degrees from competitions, assorting of waste to growing and harvesting of plants all 580 pupils and 40 teachers are involved”, said the schoolmaster Jaroslav Šedivý.