HANS GMEINER Salzburg (SN). After two years with strong income declines, which made close to last year even the 30 percent mark to the farmers this year, but again not on-breath, at least. According to an estimate by Statistics Austria this year laid the income by 12.4 percent.
This was due mainly to higher prices for arable crops and milk. In these sectors, the farmers have suffered in recent years, most from the price decline. Accordingly, this year had a strong trend reversal from the price front. Depending on the type of cereal, there was an increase of up to 70 percent. The price of milk rose by more than ten percent.
The farmers were the higher prices this year, though not fully utilized. A poor grain harvest in the major Fruit slowed down the hopes of a faster recovery of the income. Overall, the cereal and maize harvest was 4.5 million tonnes by 6.5 percent below the level of the previous year. This decline was not offset by higher rapeseed and soybean crops (plus 7.2 percent).
could only dream of growth last year, the meat producers. There was the price level down. The pig farmer and cattle-ne-so this year not to include the winners. The
can not for this year expected increase in income disguise the fact that agriculture remains the crisis of the past three years has not overcome. The income in 2009 is the four-worst the past ten years and not more real than it was in 2001. The bad news for Austria's farmers, in many other EU countries, the income reported to have risen this year to much more.
Agriculture Minister Niki Berlakovich (ÖVP) shows, given the estimate by Statistics Austria relieved and reclaimed a portion of the income turning point for policy. "Through measures such as intervention, storage and export refunds, the market has stabilized."
Salzburger Nachrichten economy 12/18/2010
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