Agriculture - April 2004
Decreasing pigmeat and beef production
Publication Date: 27. 05. 2004
Product Code: r-2101-04
Meat production total (excl. poultry meat) went down 9.5 % in April year-on-year due to both decrease in pigmeat and beef production (incl. veal) by 9.3 % and 10.5 %, respectively.
The average slaughter weight fell by 0.3 % to 590.1 kg for bulls year-on-year; in case of pigs for slaughter (excl. sows and boars) the weight rose by 0.3 % to 109.4 kg.
Prices of agricultural producers declined 1.2 % for bulls for slaughter year-on-year, whereas the same prices of pigs for slaughter rose 7.9 %.
Milk collection for dairies decreased 4.8 % in April year-on-year.
Since the beginning of the year meat production total (excl. poultry meat) has gone down 2.6 % year-on-year due to both decrease in pigmeat and beef production (incl. veal) by 1.9 % and 5.6 %, respectively.
The average slaughter weight has decreased by 0.9 % to 585.7 kg for bulls for slaughter year-on-year; on the other hand the same weight of pigs for slaughter (excl. sows and boars) has grown 1.3 % to 110.5 kg.
Prices of agricultural producers have risen by 0.7 % for bulls for slaughter year-on-year since the beginning of the year, while the same prices of pigs for slaughter have fallen by 2.7 %.
Milk collected for dairies has decreased 3.0 % year-on-year since the beginning of the year.
Methodical note:
Source: full survey carried out by the Czech Statistical Office, Agricultural Producer Price Indices in April 2004; milk collection – full survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture
Date of completing data collection: 10 May 2004
Date of completing data processing: 24 May 2004
Contact person: Jiří Hrbek, phone 27405 2331, e-mail: hrbek@gw.czso.cz
Follow up publication: 2110-04 Monthly Overview of Livestock Slaughter in April 2004 (also https://csu.gov.cz )
These data are final.
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