Czech farmers make 9.7 billion crowns in 2008

Czech farmers made some 9.7 billion crowns (435 million USD) last year, reported the Czech Statistical Office on Friday. This sum is around 30 percent less than the record amount generated by Czech farmers in 2007. The majority of Czech farmers’ revenue came from cereals, followed by milk products. Despite producing more cereals in 2008 than in previous years, profits from such crops were lower as the crops’ market value fell, the Statistical Office said.