Trends of meat production, milk collected, external trade and agricultural producer prices - 3. quarter of 2005
Publication Date: 27. 10. 2005
Product Code: e-2135-05
Trends of meat production, milk collected, external trade and agricultural producer prices
In the third quarter of 2005 was produced 102 236 tons of meat in the carcass weight (excl. poultry meat). This amount included 80.9 % pig meat, 18.9 % beef incl. veal and 0.1 % sheep meat. Meat production total decreased by 5.4 % compared to the same period of the last year.
Numbers of cattle slaughtered incl. calves decreased by 14.1 % and beef production (incl. veal) went down by 14.1 % year-on-year as well. The average slaughter weight of cattle incl. calves (528.5 kg) was unchanged in comparison with the third quarter of 2004.
Numbers of pigs slaughtered (incl. sows and boars) went down by 3.1 % while their average slaughter weight increased by 0.5 % to 105.4 kg. Pig meat production went down by 3.1 % year-on-year in connection with this trend.
The animal population keeps decreasing as resulted from the statistical surveys on cattle breeding and pig breeding. Numbers of cattle decreased by 3.1 % as of 30 June 2005 year-on-year, of which numbers of cows total went down by 1.4 %. Numbers of calves for slaughter decreased by 3.6 %, numbers of heifers for slaughter by 15.9 % and numbers of bulls for slaughter by 6.4 % year-on-year. Numbers of dairy cows increased by 1.0 % to the contrary. The average daily milk yield per cow went up by 4.9 % to 17.20 litres year-on-year. Milk production grew by 5.1 % year-on-year in connection with the ascending yields of dairy cows.
Pig numbers total decreased by 5.3 % as of 1 August 2005 year-on-year. Pig numbers went down in each category except for sows. There was recorded an increase by 2.8 %.
Agricultural producer prices of cattle for slaughter rose up in each category year-on-year in the third quarter of 2005. There was recorded an increase in an average price of bulls for slaughter by 7.4 %, in case of heifers for slaughter by 9.2 %, cows for slaughter by 17.2 % and calves for slaughter by 19.3 % year-on-year. The average price of bulls for slaughter 1st-quality reached CZK 41.50 per 1 kilo in live weight and CZK 74.60 per 1 kilo in carcass weight (the average value per nine months).
Agricultural producer prices of pigs for slaughter went down by 7.1 % year-on-year to the contrary. The average price of pigs for slaughter 1st-quality reached CZK 32.46 per 1 kilo in live weight and CZK 41.71 per 1 kg in carcass weight (the average value per nine months).
In external trade1) a passive trade balance 10 578 tons for beef and 53 467 tons for pig meat has been recorded in a period since the beginning of the year to the end of August 2005. Beef imports increased more than twice while beef exports went down to 7.8 % in comparison with the same period of the previous year. Pig meat imports grew almost twice and exports increased by 50.9 % year-on-year.
Live animals external trade1) recorded an active trade balance 19 791 tons for cattle and 10 444 tons for pigs. Live cattle imports fell by 26.6 % year-on-year whereas exports went up by 64.5 %. Bulls for slaughter, calves less than 80 kg, cows for slaughter and heifers for slaughter were predominantly exported. Cattle imports included largely bulls for slaughter. Live pig imports increased 19-times, exports went down by 13.7 % to the contrary. Piglets for fattening were predominantly imported and pigs for slaughter were primarily exported.
Milk collected for dairies amounted to 641.5 mil litres in the third quarter of 2005. Milk collection increased by 0.1 % compared to the same period of the preceding year.
Agricultural producer prices of milk rose by 2.4 % in the third quarter of 2005 year-on-year. The average price of Q-quality milk reached CZK 8.24 per 1 liter (the average value per nine months).
An active trade balance 118.3 ths tons has been recorded in external trade 1) for milk and milk products in the period from January to the end of August 2005 predominantly due to high export volumes of row milk, milk powder, cream, whey and butter. Imports of milk and milk products increased by 53.3 % and exports went up by 85.2 % year-on-year.
1) Business firms’ data under threshold of Intrastat statistics have not been included in figures since May 2004