Agriculture - September 2004
Pigmeat and beef production decline continued
Publication Date: 27. 10. 2004
Product Code: r-2101-04
Meat production total (excl. poultry meat) went down 17.4 % in September year-on-year due to both decrease in pigmeat and beef production (incl. veal) by 16.3 % and 21.4 %, respectively.
The average slaughter weight decreased 0.3 % to 587.6 kg for bulls and by 2.3 % to 104.8 kg for pigs for slaughter (excl. sows and boars) year-on-year.
Prices of agricultural producers rose by 7.0 % for bulls for slaughter year-on-year and for pigs for slaughter by 4.8 %.
Milk collection for dairies decreased 0.2 % in September year-on-year.
Since the beginning of the year meat production total (excl. poultry meat) has gone down 7.1 % year-on-year due to both decrease in pigmeat and beef production (incl. veal) by 6.4 % and 9.7 %, respectively.
The average slaughter weight has decreased by 0.5 % to 588.6 kg for bulls for slaughter year-on-year; in case of pigs for slaughter (excl. sows and boars) it has fallen by 0.2 % to 108.1 kg.
Prices of agricultural producers have risen by 2.3 % for bulls for slaughter year-on-year since the beginning of the year and by 7.2 % for pigs for slaughter.
Milk collected for dairies has decreased 1.9 % 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 September 2004 (CSO).
Milk collection – full survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Date of completing data collection: 10 October 2004
Date of completing data processing: 25 October 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 September 2004 (also https://csu.gov.cz )
These data are final.
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