Summary of newspapers of the previous day – 15. 12. 2009

Apples cheapened. Growers sell often with loss

The economic crisis and a people´s effort to save pushed the apple price in shops year-on-yearly approximately by a fifth. Especially thanks to the lower price, consumers´ interest increased and sale of apples grew by about ten percents. A fall by 20 – 30 percents afflicted also farm prices and growers often sells for prices below production costs. A chairman of the Fruit-growing Union Martin Ludvík confirmed it. An average price of apples in shops moves now about 20 crowns per kilogram, in sale actions it decreases to 14 – 16 crowns.

Lesy ČR has profit over three quarter 280 million, less than last year

Lesy ČR achieved a profit 280 million crowns before taxation over the first nine month this year; it is less than last year. An agency Medea representing LČR announced it to ČTK today. Owing to economy measures, lower timber harvest, floods and the economic crisis it is supposed that also an annual economic result will be lower than last year; it should reach 220 million crowns. It will be dealt with one of the weakest results in the history. Last year´s gross profit of state forests amounted to 707 million crowns; a record profit in 2006 was two billion crowns.

Banana agreement is sealed. One of longest trade disputes ends

A banana agreement is sealed. One of the longest trade disputes ends. The European Union has reached an agreement about trade with bananas with Latin America and other smaller producers. The agreement ratification is expected on Tuesday, an informed diplomatic source stated. A long-lasting dispute about import duties ends. One of the longest-lasting trade disputes in the world will be solved by an agreement. Banana exporters from Latin America disliked giving preferential treatment by the European Union to producer from Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Ocean countries.

Agrarian from region Zlín decreased meat production by 11,5 pct

In the first three quarter this year, agrarian from the region Zlín decreased year-on-yearly meat production. Without poultry meat they produced 9721 tons which is by 11,5 percent less than over the same period last year. The meat production decreased year-on-yearly in all the country; it results from information published by the Czech Statistic Office (ČSÚ). According to experts, this trend is unstoppable. Reputedly, as much as 50 percent of meat is imported in the Czech Republic from abroad. The main commodity of the region Zlín is pig meat. However, its production decrease d year-on-yearly from January by 19,6 percents to 6046 tons.