Summary of newspapers of the previous day – 15. 7. 2009

Cereal crop will be by 12 percents poorer this year, statisticians estimate

Farmers will harvest by 11,7 percents less cereals this year against last year and by five percent less of rape. It was estimated by the Czech Statistic Office. The reason is a smaller acreage of sowed fields as well as a lower estimated yield of crop-plants. The coming harvest is influenced by the present weather course, temperature-below average May, and June with high rain falls. “In comparison with 2008 it is necessary take into account that the last year together with 2004 belonged to the most fruitful in CR history”, the Czech Statistic Office mentioned a supposed estimated deterioration. The last year was the second most successful over the last decade from a view point of harvest.

Areas of fruit grown will less chemicals grow in CR

Czech farmers grow still more and more vegetable in so called integrated way which uses less amount of chemicals. At present, this inter-grade between a classical and organic approach prevails on 45 percents of Czech areas used for vegetable growing. Vegetable growers wants so that a share of fields with integrate-grown vegetable (IPZ) would increase to 70 percents till 2013, similarly as in Austria and Germany. A chairman of Vegetable Growers Union of Bohemia and Moravia, Jaroslav Zeman, said it to ČTK today. In the Czech Republic, more than 50 growers grow vegetable in integrated way on 4900 hectares now.

United Bakeries aim to conquer west Europe with new partner

The baking company United Bakeries looks for a market with 70 inhabitants and according to it a very interesting seems to be the market in Germany, Austria and Sweden. The firm considered as the number one of Czech baking industry is going to expand in west Europe. Its general manager and co-owner Marko Pařík announced it on Tuesday. According to him, markets in Germany, Austria and Sweden are very interesting for the company. At present, the firm negotiates with four foreign partners, however, Pařík mentioned nor their names, neither a time frame when the possible transaction could be realized.

ACH. Cereal price possibly will grow owing to lower harvest this year

Cereal price will possibly grow after this year´s harvest owing to a lower crop and after last year´s significant decrease, caused by a record harvest, it should return to the usual level. A vice-president of Agrarian Chamber, Jindřich Šnejdrla, said it to journalists. According to ACH estimation, farmers will harvest roughly 6,5 million tons of basic cereals on Czech fields, which would be approximately by one million tons of cereals less against last year´s crop. Also farmers in many European countries reputedly expect lower harvest.” This year´s crop will be surely lower than the record harvest in 2008. Very probably price for cereals from this year´s harvest will increase.