Mr. Zdenek Rosa, Chairman of Bohemia Hop a.s. and Chmelarstvi, cooperative Zatec and vice-chairman of Hop Grower´s Union of the Czech Republic, and other 31 producers representing EU quality schemes accompanied the Commissioner Cioloş during his official visit to Japan and South Korea on 10-15 November 2013.
Mr. Rosa participated in series of business and press events that took place in Tokyo and Seoul. He provided local buyers and media with information about the Zatecky chmel (Saaz Variety) that was registered in the List of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Designation as well as other original Czech varieties.
More information can be found on:
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/events/visit-japan-and-south-korea-2013_en.htm
Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (CISTA) announced the final crop results for 2013.
The total hop harvest in the Czech Republic reached 5 329,8 t of hops. The average yield was 1,23 t/ha.
The total production was up by 991,8 t compare to 2012 but still down by 758,2 t compare to 2011 and 951,8 t compare to 10-year average
