This year’s harvest one of the fastest in recent years, says Minister Výborný

This year's harvest in Czechia was one of the fastest in recent years, Agriculture Minister Marek Výborný said on Saturday at the annual agriculture trade fair Země živitelka in České Budějovice. Farmers have already harvested 99.8 percent of all grain and sugar beet.

However, the Czech Agrarian Chamber says this year’s grain harvest, which amounted to 7.086 million tonnes, was the second worst in the last 12 years. The rapeseed harvest reached 961,500 tonnes, which is the lowest figure since 2003. According to the chamber, farmers will lose CZK 7 billion in revenues from grains and oilseeds.