Summary of newsmakers from the previous day 4.-6.11.2005

The only dairy work stayed in Liberec region

After stopping of production in the dairy work in Kruh u Jilemnice only one dairy work of the company Plastcom in Příšovice in Liberec region stayed in operation in Liberec region. In past there were other two large dairy works in Liberec and Česká Lípa which, however, went bankrupt already in 90´s. In last years other smaller firms stopped production, e.g. a cheese manufactory in Velký Valtinov and in Rovensko pod Troskami. According to Jiří Teplý from the Agrarian Chamber for Liberec and Jablonec, the decrease of processing plants is connected with hard competition in the branch and also with strict conditions of European norms, for fulfilment of which some dairy works had not money.

Inspectors found out faults in quality and marking of honey

From fourteen of controlled samples of honey checked in trade network and in processors, six did not satisfy the specified requirements, which is 43 percents. The samples did not satisfy the quality regulations. They were analysed for an addition of disallowed syrups on base of starch, saccharose, sugar cane and corn, and from a viewpoint of keeping quality parametres of honey. Daniela Kolejková, a spokeswoman of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection informed about it.

Heifers are significantly cheaper, also price of slaughter pigs has decreased

Farmers got less money for slaughter heifers this week. The price decreased by more than a crown; also buy-out price of pigs was lower. On the contrary, meat-combines paid more for bulls and slaughter cows. It was found out in a regular investigation by the Czech Statistic Office. The price of slaughter heifers decreased by 1,38 CZK to 30 CZK per a kilogram; in pigs the price fell only by 4 hallers to 32,53 CZK/kg. Bulls became more expensive by 8 hallers to 41,87 CZK/kg and slaughter cows only by 27 hallers to 27,59 CZK/kg. Prices of producers in food industry mostly slightly grew.

According to Paroubek, EU countries will not give their labour market for Czech pieces of land

According to the Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek (ČSSD), EU states will not accept a proposal of a chief of the Czech diplomacy Cyril Svoboda (KDU-ČSL) to open their labour market for Czechs in exchange for a release of trade with Czech pieces of land. Svoboda introduced the idea on Thursday at a Prague forum in Žofín. The Prime Minister marked his idea as well meant, but unrealizable due to positions of inhabitants from EU countries. According to Paroubek, the intentions is blocked for example by the fact that French people are afraid of hundred thousands of Polish people who could move to a country of Gallic cock to their compatriots and take work to French people.

Source: Agris, 06.11.2005