Agricultural Economics, 2009 (vol. 55), issue 4
The impacts of agricultural policy scenarios on development of remote rural areas - the case study of the Bruntál and Ostrava districts
Z. Bednaříková, T. Doucha
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2009, 55(4):161-168 | DOI: 10.17221/14/2009-AGRICECON 
The paper presents the results of simulations for the Bruntál district as a remote rural area and Ostrava as an adjacent urban centre, based on the Computable General Equilibrium model. The model assesses spatial impacts of various agricultural policy and other economic conditions on the regional development of the study areas. The model utilizes a regional Social Accounting Matrix with economic inter-linkages between the rural-urban localities in the study areas. Four agricultural policy scenarios are assessed. All scenarios have negative impacts on the economy of the Bruntál district. Nevertheless, the scenario based on the switch of funds from the...
The role of subsidies in managing the operating risk of agricultural enterprises
J. Špička, J. Boudný, B. Janotová
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2009, 55(4):169-180 | DOI: 10.17221/17/2009-AGRICECON
The paper examines the relationship between the farmers' operating risk and current subsidies. Focused at the commodity level, the analysis is based on a sample survey of costs and yields of two crops (winter wheat and rapeseed) and two livestock commodities (cow milk and fattening cattle) carried out in 2005-2007 in the Czech Republic. The risk analysis relates to the growing conditions, crop yields and the livestock productivity. The future role of the subsidies as the risk management tool in the farming business, as well as the position of this instrument against the other risk management instruments is analysed. The break even analysis and the...
Profitability development of key Czech agricultural commodities in the period 2002-2006
I. Foltýn, P. Kopeček, I. Zedníčková, V. Vávra
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2009, 55(4):181-199 | DOI: 10.17221/19/2009-AGRICECON
The paper examines development of Czech agriculture through profitability of the 10 chosen most important commodities (wheat, barley, rapeseed, sugar beet, potatoes, dairy cows - milk, cattle fattening, suckler cows, pigs fattening, poultry - fattening broilers) in the time horizon 2002-2006. The aim of the paper is to give an objective information about the influence of agrarian policy on the development of agricultural commodities, especially with reference to the comparison of changes in the pre-accession (period I = 2002-2003) and in the after-accession of the CR to the EU (period II = 2004-2006). This deals with the economic position of Czech...
The national and regional impacts of direct payments modulation in the Czech Republic
T. Medonos, L. Jelínek, J. Humpál
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2009, 55(4):200-210 | DOI: 10.17221/22/2009-AGRICECON
This paper addresses (ex ante) the issue of the potential impact of the modulation of direct payments on a sector and regional scale in the Czech Republic. The ultimate version of the compulsory modulation measure adopted under the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) assumes the reduction of direct payments if the total individual claim exceeds 5 thousand € or 300 thousand € level. The Czech agricultural sector will be impacted by this measure substantially, given the large scale farming enterprises. In 2013, the total farmers' direct payments will be cut by more than 10% (€ 91 million). Moreover, there are regional...