Agricultural news from Slovakia and Czechia

Agricultural news Czechia Agricultural production 2020: increase, but higher costs - income fell approx. € 9.5 mln The Czech Republic's agricultural production increased by 1.5 bln crowns (approx. € 60 mln) to 152.6 bln crowns last year, helped by more favorable climatic conditions and better harvest yields. However, the overpopulation of field voles (field mice), which spread from Moravia to the Czech regions last year, had an adverse effect on crop production. The Ústí nad Labem and Central Bohemia regions were most affected. Overall, compared to the previous year, production increased by 1%, costs increased by 1.7%. The entrepreneurial income of agriculture fell by a quarter of a billion crowns (approx. € 9.5 million). Preliminary data on Czech agriculture were prepared by the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information (ÚZEI). Although the result of net value added increased due to better harvests last year, the final value of income from agricultural activity fell by ...