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Food prices in the Czech Republic may continue to decline for several more months. Analysts expect this based on developments in producer prices published today by the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ).

By contrast, inflationary pressures in the industrial sector are intensifying, experts say, as the impact of higher raw-material costs resulting from conflicts in the Middle East begins to make itself felt more strongly.

Experts expect the trend of falling food prices to come to an end during the winter. “The effect of excess supply will eventually run its course. Farmers will adapt, and the strong downward pressure on prices will naturally disappear. The only question is when, because everyone is facing rising costs for energy, fertilizers, animal feed, and other inputs,” Dufek said.

Customs officers in the Teplice area seized nearly 10 kilograms of drugs, including heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Working together with criminal investigators from the Ústí region, they detained two men. Both men were placed in custody, and if found guilty in court, they could face five to twelve years in prison, according to the police. During the operation, customs officers and police also seized proceeds from criminal activity amounting to nearly one million Czech crowns.

During searches of the suspects' properties, customs officers seized €27,000 and $320. According to customs officers and police, the two men allegedly acted together with the intention of making a financial profit from the sale of drugs.

The Czech Republic will see showers and thunderstorms this week, which in some places may be accompanied by torrential rain or hail. Temperatures will also drop compared with the previous period. Unlike last week, meteorologists are not expecting temperatures to rise significantly above 30°C this time.

Tuesday will be the coolest day. From Wednesday onward, however, maximum temperatures should not be far below 30°C, and in Moravia they may even reach that level.

This is according to the forecast from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute.

The Czech government will discuss on Monday scrapping its Concept for Informing the Public about European Affairs, in place for more than 20 years since Czechia joined the EU, with one major revision.

It is to be replaced by new rules from January 1, 2027. “After more than twenty years of membership, the Czech Republic is a firmly established part of the EU. The state therefore no longer needs to primarily explain the basic principles of membership, but rather to communicate clearly about specific European decisions and initiatives, and above all about Czechia’s priorities and the positions we promote within the EU and why,” the Government Office said.

Details of the new strategy remain unclear, apart from the planned abolition of the Eurocentres.