Agriculture - 2nd quarter of 2020
(WorldNews Denmark)

30.07.2020 Code: 270149-20 In Q2 2020 the meat production amounted to 111 488 tonnes (âˆ`2.2%, year-on-year). In total 36 374 tonnes of meat (âˆ`8.6%) were produced in April, 35 934 tonnes (-10.4%) in May, and 39 179 tonnes (+14.8%) in June.Prices of cattle for slaughter declined, y-o-y (âˆ`5.9%), while those of pigs for slaughter were by 11.2% higher, y-o-y. In comparison with Q1 2020, however, the average price of pigs decreased by 3.25 CZK per kg of carcass weight. Dairies and collection centres purchased 799 968 thous. litres (+4.1%) of milk from domestic producers on average for 8.58 CZK per litre (âˆ`3.8%). Slaughtering and meat production In Q2 2020 the number of slaughtered cattle accounted...