Czech vegetables producers raise production

The amount of Czech land devoted to commercial production of vegetables fell by around 17 percent to 9,100 hectares last year according to the industry group representing growers. In spite of the fall, actual production increased by around 4.0 percent to nearly 280,000 tonnes. Producers complain that one of the decline in land devoted to vegetables is the disappearance of domestic industrial processing facilities, for example freezing units for peas, spinach and cauliflower. Cultivation of vegetables in the Czech Republic is estimated to have almost halved since the country joined the European Union in 2004.

Author: Chris Johnstone