Summary of newsmakers of the previous day – 20.3.2006

EU prepares to finance aid to poultry breeders

The European Union could contribute from its budget to help to poultry industry which is afflicted by a sale crisis due to bird flu. At today’s meeting of ministers of agricultures it was reported by the European commissioner Mariann Fischer-Bölová. Concrete proposals should be put forward at the next meeting planned on the 25th April. “It is obvious that the present legal frame does not enable to manage such a crisis.

ACH Assembly will deal with situation of domestic farmers in EU environment

Farmers from the whole republic will meet on Thursday in Velká Bystřice in Olomouc region where the 13th assembly of the Agrarian Chamber CR (ACH) will take place. At the conference beside others the situation of domestic farmers in the EU environments as well as the structural crisis of Czech agricultural system will be discussed.

Long winter decelerates spring hauls; however, interest in fish grows

Extremely long winter decelerates spring hauls. Panic around bird flu has increased interest in fish meat but fishermen from Plzeň region do not have already any reserves in store-ponds. Therefore ponds have to be hauled by special methods. “There is still fourty- to sixty centimeter layer of snow on the ponds. At night it should freeze till the 26th March.

Veterinarians enlarged net for bird flu investigation

Suspiciously died bird do not have to be transported from the end of the Czech Republic, Moravia and Silesia to Prague to the National Referential Laboratory for bird flue. A spokesman of the State Veterinary Association CR (SVS) Josef Duben informed about it. “As SVS advised, it did, so since Wednesday, March 22 birds will be able to be examined for bird flu in the State Veterinary Institute Jihlava and since March 22 also in the State Veterinary Institute Olomouc. This measure is practical first of all for saving money in transport.

Source: Agris, 21.3.2006