Agriculture - August 2004
Pigmeat and beef production decreased
Publication Date: 27. 09. 2004
Product Code: r-2101-04
Meat production total (excl. poultry meat) went down 6.0 % in August year-on-year due to both decrease in pigmeat and beef production (incl. veal) by 5.1 % and 9.5 %, respectively.
The average slaughter weight increased 0.1 % to 590.9 kg for bulls whereas fell by 2.1 % to 104.5 kg for pigs for slaughter (excl. sows and boars) year-on-year.
Prices of agricultural producers rose by 2.8 % for bulls for slaughter year-on-year and for pigs for slaughter by 14.0 %.
Milk collection for dairies increased 1.1 % in August year-on-year.
Since the beginning of the year meat production total (excl. poultry meat) has gone down 5.8 % year-on-year due to both decrease in pigmeat and beef production (incl. veal) by 5.2 % and 8.0 %, respectively.
The average slaughter weight has decreased by 0.5 % to 588.8 kg for bulls for slaughter year-on-year; in case of pigs for slaughter (excl. sows and boars) the same weight has not changed y-o-y and kept the level of 108.5 kg.
Prices of agricultural producers have risen by 1.5 % for bulls for slaughter year-on-year since the beginning of the year and by 7.7 % for pigs for slaughter.
Milk collected for dairies has decreased 2.1 % 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 August 2004 (CSO).
Milk collection – full survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Date of completing data collection: 10 September 2004
Date of completing data processing: 24 September 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 August 2004 (also https://csu.gov.cz )
These data are final.
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