Agriculture Ministry: 2007 best year for farmers since fall of communism

Czech farmers enjoyed their best year since the fall of communism in 2007, the agriculture minister Petr Gandalovič has said. Mr Gandalovič estimates that Czech farmers made a collective profit of 16 billion CZK (800 million USD) last year, this is compared to 9 billion CZK in 2004. According to Mr Gandalovič, Czech agriculture is in a healthy state overall, though Czech pig farmers are faring badly. Mr Gandalovič told journalists that the future was, however, uncertain, with changes planned to affect the EU’s agricultural policy this year. Since the Czech Republic joined the European Union, its farming sector has made a yearly profit of between 6 and 9 billion crowns.

Author: Rosie Johnston