date:May 05, 2014
Fewer pigs, cattle and poultry were slaughtered in the first quarter and milk collection also dropped slightly, according to the Czech Statistical Office (CSO).
The Office revealed that lower livestock prices included a drop in bull beef of 3.2 per cent and a 4.7 per cent drop in poultry.
Biggest discounts were seen in young cattle sales, with calves down almost 23 per cent. Pigs, in contrast, lifted 3.1 per cent.
Pig meat production was down 1.4 per cent and poultry production slipped to 34,