Current Affairs Czechs pick billions worth of forest mushrooms, berries annually
Mushroom and berry-picking are common in the Czech Republic – so much so that they pick several billion crowns worth each year. This week the Agriculture Ministry released figures revealing that in 2008 Czechs picked domestic berries and mushrooms worth 2.7 billion crowns (the equivalent of around 150 million US dollars). While that’s certainly a lot, 2008 was actually a weak year.
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