Agriculture - 3rd quarter of 2010

Decrease in meat production, increased price of milk

In the 3 ^rd quarter of 2010, meat production amounted to 132 184 tonnes and dairies collected 570 694 thousand litres of milk, i.e. by 4.6 % and 1.5 %, respectively, less than in the same period of the previous year. Export of live pigs rose by 81.2 % year-on-year; deficit of foreign trade in pig meat exceeded 40 thousand tonnes. Agricultural producer price of milk of the Q-quality was higher by 24.9 % year-on-year.

 
Slaughtering and meat production
 
In the 3 ^rd quarter of 2010, number of cattle slaughtered was 59 973 heads, i.e. by 7.4 % less than in the 3 ^rd quarter of 2009. There was a decrease achieved in all crucial categories, in bulls by 5.9 %, in cows by 11.0 %, in heifers by 3.7 %, and in calves 5.8 %. Beef production (including veal) amounted to 17 357 tonnes and it was lower by 6.0 % year-on-year.
 
Numbers of slaughtered pigs decreased to 753 333 heads, i.e. by 4.6 % y-o-y, but numbers of slaughtered sows were by 13.7 % higher than in the 3 ^rd quarter of the previous year. Pig meat production went down by 3.9 % to 66 187 tonnes. Meat production of fattened pigs for slaughter was lower by 4.5 % y-o-y.
 
Poultry meat production amounted to 48 585 tonnes; it went down by 4.9 % y-o-y.
 
Results of cattle and pig rearing
 
According to livestock survey in cattle as at June 30 ^th 2010, cattle numbers decreased y-o-y by 47 thousand heads (by 3.3 %), of which cow numbers by 30 thousand (by 5.2 %), evenly in dairy cows (by 5.2 %) and suckler ones (by 5.0 %). In the 1 ^st half-year of 2010, milk production and sale of cattle for slaughter went down by 4.4 % and 3.5 % y-o-y, respectively. Number of calves weaned per 100 cows went up by 1.9 %.
 
As at August 1 ^st 2010, numbers of pigs declined by 181 thousand heads (by 8.5 % y-o-y), of which sow numbers by 9 thousand (by 6.5 % y-o-y). In the period from January to July, sales of pigs for slaughter were by 0.7 % y-o-y lower.
 
Agricultural producer prices of cattle, pigs, and chickens for slaughter
 
In the 3 ^rd quarter of 2010, agricultural prices of cattle for slaughter rose y-o-y in bulls (by 1.0 %) while they decreased in heifers (by 0.9 %), in cows (by 2.6 %), and in calves (by 13.2 %). The average price of bulls for slaughter in S, E, and U quality classes reached CZK 75.96 per kg of carcass weight or CZK 39.33 per kg of live weight.
 
Agricultural producer prices of pigs for slaughter fell by 8.6 % y-o-y. Pigs for slaughter in S, E, and U quality classes were purchased at average price of CZK 37.26 per kg of carcass weight or CZK 28.87 per kg of live weight.
 
Agricultural producer prices of 1 ^st quality chickens for slaughter were lower by 1.1 % y-o-y and reached an average value of CZK 20.45 per kg of live weight.
 
Foreign trade ¹⁾ in live animals and meat
 
According to preliminary results, foreign trade in live animals in the period of June to August 2010 reached a positive balance in cattle (10 064 tonnes) and poultry (7 810 tonnes), and a negative balance in pigs (2 149 tonnes).
 
Import of live cattle dropped y-o-y by 34.3 % to 302 tonnes; export decreased by 16.9 % to 10 366 tonnes. A portion of animals for slaughter counted for 94.5 % of the total import and 51.3 % of the total export. Live cattle was imported by the largest extent from Slovakia (84 %) and exported predominantly to Austria (42 %) and Croatia (12 %).
 
Import of live pigs went down y-o-y by 26.5 % (6 100 tonnes in total), whereas export rose by 81.2 % to 3 951 tonnes. In pigs over 50 kg of live weight, import counted for just a half (50.5 %) of those imported in the same period of the previous year. On the contrary, import of pigs under 50 kg of live weight went up by 37.3 %. Export of pigs for slaughter rose by 73.1 %. Live pigs were imported from Denmark (41 %), the Netherlands (32 %) and Germany (21 %); exports went mainly to Slovakia (58 %) and Hungary (37 %).
 
Both, import and export of live poultry declined y-o-y; import to 1 350 tonnes (by 28.7 %) and export to 9 160 tonnes (by 2.5 %). Chickens for slaughter took a part of 76.6 % in import and 72.2 % in export. Most of live poultry was imported from Slovakia (80 %), Germany (18 %); it was exported to Germany (49 %), Poland (33 %), and Slovakia (15 %).
 
Foreign trade in meat was negatively balanced; deficit amounted to 4 292 tonnes in beef, 40 488 tonnes in pig meat, and 9 341 tonnes in poultry. 
 
Import of beef increased by 10.3 % y-o-y (to 5 404 tonnes); export declined by 12.2 % (to 1 111 tonnes). It was imported mainly from Poland (35 %), Germany (22 %), Ireland (14 %); export went to Slovakia (32 %), Austria (28 %), Poland (26 %), and Germany (14 %).
 
Import of pig meat was by 9.3 % higher (49 129 tonnes in total) and export was by 3.9 % lower (8 641 tonnes) than in the same period of the last year. Imported pig meat came from Germany (53 %) and other countries (less than 10 % each one). Most of pig meat was exported to Slovakia (88 %).
 
There were inverse interannual changes in import and export of poultry in comparison to beef or pig meat: import of poultry declined by 5.6 % (16 827 tonnes in total) and export rose by 22.4 % (7 486 tonnes in total). Poultry came mainly from Poland (39 %) and Brazil (21 %), and went to Slovakia (40 %), the Netherlands (20 %), and Germany (14 %).
 
Milk collection and agricultural producer prices of milk
 
In the 3 ^rd quarter of 2010 dairies collected 570.7 million litres of milk. It was by 1.5 % less than in the same period of the previous year.
 
Agriculture producer price of milk of the Q-quality went up by 24.9 % y-o-y. The average price was CZK 7.43 per litre.
 
Foreign trade ¹⁾ in milk and milk products
 
Foreign trade in milk and milk products showed a positive balance in the period of June to August 2010 (137 761 tonnes), while both import and export decreased y-o-y, import by 16.2 % and export by 10.7 %. In total, 58 463 tonnes and 196 224 tonnes of milk or milk products were imported and exported, respectively.
 
Imports considerably dropped in milk (by 43.3 %) and butter (by 26.7 %) in contrary to import of fermented or acidified milk products (increase by 9.2 %). Exports went down in cheese and crude (by 7.3 %), in milk (by 9.7 %), in fermented or acidified milk products (by 16.8 %), and in butter (even by 58.7 %). Milk and milk products were imported particularly from Germany (33 %), Slovakia (31 %), Poland (23 %); they were exported to Germany (61 %), Slovakia (13 %) and to other countries (each less than 10 %).      
 
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Methodical note:
Contact person: Jiří Hrbek, phone 27405 2331, e-mail: jiri.hrbek@czso.cz
Source: full survey carried out by the Czech Statistical Office, Agricultural Producer Price Indices in June 2010 (CZSO).
Milk collection and purchase of poultry – survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Date of completing data collection: October 10 ^th , 2010
Date of completing data processing: October 26 ^th , 2010
Published data are final with the exception of foreign trade data.
Following tables: http://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/katalog-produktu 

Published: 29.10.2010
The data are valid as of the release date of the publication.