Summary of newspapers of the previous days – 26. – 28. 11. 2010

Minister Fuksa has discussed conception proposal of Lesy ČR management with experts

A round table of forestry experts discussed a conception proposal today according to which Lesy ČR will commission forest growing and timber harvesting in a transparent way in the future. The conception rejects privatization or long-term forest leases but at the same time it does not count on takeover of the care for forests by the state. It stems from a state established by forestry transformation in the 90´s when forestry joint-stock companies were privatized with all property and the state started to commission the care for forests to the private sector. „Even the today´s discussion with experts confirmed that we have found the best solution for the state in the conception as well as for maintenance of good state of our forest“, the Minister Ivan Fuksa summarized two-hour discussion. „I believe that we will manage to set up well the management system in state forests“.

Attitude of Agricultural Union of CR to European Commission communication

“The Common Agricultural Policy till 2020: a solution of future problems in the area of foods, natural resources and area planning”. On the 18th of November 2010, the European Commission published a communication “The Common Agricultural Policy till 2020: a solution of future problems in the area of foods, natural resources and area planning” in which it outlines its ideas on setting up of the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU after 2013 in relation to a strategy Europe 2020. The Agricultural Union welcomes some positive changes in the European Commission attitude to the CAP reform although it states that the published communication is very general for us to be able to evaluate concrete impacts on Czech farmers. On the other hand, we have to strictly reject even some general things, for example implementation of ceilings for direct payments, other transitional period for some countries, an effort not to solve limits for national supports, so called state-aid etc.

Bakery produced record number of bread and pastry in October

A bakery in Žatec bakes a quarter of million rolls and twenty thousand loafs of bread daily. In October, a forty-year record was broken. The bakery in Žatec produced a historically biggest amount of bread and pastry, 1 068 tonnes, last month. Similarly it could happen also during November. At present, the bakery produces about 250 thousand of rolls, 60 thousand of buns, and as many as 20 thousand of loafs of bread daily. While the situation around the bakery in Žatec was bad five years ago and it was not sure whether its operation would be maintained; now it is different. During the last five years the satiation has stabilized and the bakery future has been secured. “We count with the bakery in Žatec for the future; it is an important part of our group”, Jaroslav Pomp, a manager for public relations of United Bakeries told. The bakery in Žatec is a part of the group since 1997.

Farmers overboard

The Agricultural Committee of the Parliament threw farmers overboard on the 24.11.2010. A management of the Agrarian Chamber of the CR expresses a strong disquietude and disappointment in this way about a procedure of the Agricultural Committee of the Parliament which at its yeasterday´s negotiation on the government draft law on the state budget for 2011 for a chapter of the Ministry of Agriculture reject in full extent an initiative proposal of some of its members to increase a sum for evening-up of direct payments from zero to the maximum possible 4.8 bil. CZK, including a resources definition to cover this amount. “Representatives and members of the Committee did not take in consideration at all the appeal of farmers and food producers tabled in the Declaration of farmers and food producers aimed at the government of the CR, the Chamber of Deputies and the Ministry of Agriculture.