Summary of newspapers of the previous day – 15.6. 2009

Government passed year-end report of SZIF over last year

The government passed an year-end report of the State Agricultural Intervention Fund (SZIF) over the year 2008 today. ČTK was acquainted with it by the Ministry of Agriculture. According to the report, SZIF mediated subsidies in agricultural sector for almost 29 billion crowns last year which is roughly by 400 millions more than a year ago. The fund is an administrator of European and national subsidies for farmers and controls their spending. The biggest share in the total expenditures belongs the same as last year to direct payments paid per hectare of managed land. Farmers got more than 16,7 billion crowns.

Discounts still represent fastest developing retail format in CR

According to research SUPERMARKET & DISKONT 2009 of the company INCOMA Research, at present almost 590 shops of classical food discounts operate on Czech market. According to estimations of the company INCOMA Research, the total turnover of discount chains operating in the CR reached 54,2 bil. CZK. Discount shops represent the fastest developing retail format in the Czech Republic. Their number increased since a half of 90´s more than 14-times. With growing number of discount shops a position of discount chains strengthens on the market.

CSO: Wages in agriculture in South Moravia are the lowest in all the CR

Average wages of qualified workers in agriculture and fishery in South Bohemia as well as labourers and unskilled workers in the region were the lowest among all regions in the country last year. On the contrary, the region keeps the second place behind Prague in the average wage for scientific and expert workers. It results from actual data of the Czech Statistic Office. The last place in a comparison of average wage of qualified workers in agriculture and fishery was taken by South Moravia already the third year in sequence. Last year, it was 14 719 crowns, so, by one percent more in comparison with the year 2007.

In France there is agreement on average milk price for 2009, however, protests continue

The French Minister of Agriculture and a new Euro-representative, Mr. Michael Barnier declared a week ago: “The milk crisis does not end”. This despite the fact that representatives of milk producers and dairy-works in France agreed on an average milk price for the year 2009 and on conditions of determination of milk price in the future on the 3rd of June 2009. This newly negotiated basic milk price is set from June between 260 and 280 € for 1000 liters of milk. Producers asked more, dairy works on the contrary less (210 €). (Just the minister Barnier had a fundamental influence on closure of the agreement. He committed himself in the matter after three weeks of public protests of milk producers all over the country.)