Czech meat output down 17.4% in September
Czech meat production, excluding poultry, reached 36,619 tonnes in September, a 17.4% fall from the same time last year. Pork output was down by 16.3% and beef production fell by 21.4%, according to the Czech Statistical Office (CSU).
Agricultural producer prices rose by 7% year-on-year for slaughter bulls and by 4.85% for slaughter pigs. Average slaughter weight, in contrast, fell by 0.3% to 587.6 kg by slaughter bulls and by 2.3% to 104.8 kg for slaughter pigs.
In the January-September period meat output excluding poultry decreased by 7.1%, with a 6.4% fall in pork and a 9.7% fall in beef production. Average slaughter weight decreased by 0.5% year-on-year to 588.6 kg for slaughter bulls and by 0.2% to 108.1 kg for slaughter pigs. Agricultural producer prices in January-September increased by 2.3% for slaughter bulls and by 7.2% for slaughter pigs compared with the same period of 2003.
