Summary of newspapers of the previous day – 24. 4. 2024

Generali ČP: Frost caused damage to crops worth more than 20 million crowns

Due to night frosts that have now hit the Czech Republic, Generali Česká pojišťovna has reported damage to agricultural crops worth around 20 million crowns. Jan Marek, a spokesman for Generali Česká pojišťovna (ČP), said it to ČTK today. According to meteorologists, it is going to freeze in the next few days, so Marek expects an increase in the amount of damage.

According to economists from Oxford Economics, world food prices should fall this year

Global food prices could fall this year, which will bring relief to buyers, the CNBC news channel reported, with reference to estimates from the consulting company Oxford Economics. According to it, the main driving force will be the abundant supply of many important crops, especially wheat and corn.

Social conditioning will only bring unnecessary administration, bureaucracy, and new sanctions

A working group Monitoring Committee of the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy is currently a material with requirements related to the system of so-called social conditionality discussing at the Ministry of Agriculture.

Expert: Frost will threaten the harvest of fruit and wine, potatoes will be later

Waves of frost during spring are typical for our region and will continue to occur in the future, which is why pedologist Vít Penížek from the Czech University of Life Sciences would not recommend switching to more heat-loving crops, even though the climate is warming overall. According to him, orcharding will still be risky.