Harvest forecast - August 2005

Based on the information as at 15 August 2005 the CZSO estimates the production of main cereals, potatoes and industrial sugar beet to total 7 072 thousand tonnes, 986 thousand tonnes and 3 190 thousand tonnes, respectively. Compared with last year’s harvest, these estimates translate into a drop of 1 147 thousand tonnes (-14.0%) in main cereals, an increase of 124 thousand tonnes (+14.4%) in potatoes and a drop of 390 thousand tonnes (-10.9%) in industrial sugar beet.

The lower estimates of main cereals and rape are primarily due to adverse weather conditions in the key harvest period.

The yields per hectare are expected to stand at 4.70 t/ha of main cereals (a decrease of 0.74 year-on-year) and 2.90 t/ha of rape (a decrease of 0.70 t/ha). The estimated yield of potatoes, 27.34 t/ha in total, is 3.38 t/ha up on last year. The yield of industrial sugar beet is estimated at 48.65 t/ha, which is 1.69 t/ha down on last year’s yield.

The production of winter wheat is expected to amount to 3 917 thousand tonnes (18.0% down on 2004). Production of 1 725 thousand tonnes is estimated for spring barley (-0.5% year-on-year), 775 thousand tonnes for rape (-17.1% year-on-year) and 923 thousand tonnes for potatoes except for early ones (+25.9% y).

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Note
Contact: Jiří Hrbek, phone (+420) 24 052 331, e-mail: hrbek@gw.czso.cz
Data source: CZSO sample survey in businesses farming agricultural land
End of data collection: 15 August 2005
End of data processing: 5 September 2005
Related publication: 2112-05 Harvest Forecast: 15 August 2005 ( https://csu.gov.cz )
Update: Next forecast of the yields and production of selected agricultural crops made as at 15 September 2005 will be released by the CZSO on 7 October 2005.