A bitter omelette
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Ceska drubez (CD) (Drazenov, Czech Republic), poultry company, is preparing the construction of two farms for the total production of 350 mil eggs per year. Each of them should have a capacity of 600,000 hens. The firm's third farm with a capacity of another 600,000 pieces should breed young hens. CD wants to export at least 80% of its annual production. Czech egg production has been stagnating at about 3 bil pieces per year since 1995. About 50% of the quantity is represented by supplies. A part of the local egg production has to be exported. The Czech Republic exported 161 mil market eggs in 1996 and 106 mil pieces in 1997. About 28 mil eggs were imported to the Czech Republic in 1996 and 27 mil pieces in 1997. Czech egg exports are unprofitable and the prices of eggs on the domestic market are on the edge of profitability. Czech egg consumption is high in spite of the drop during the last few years. Egg consumption is 295 pieces per head in the Czech Republic compared to 170-270 pieces per head in the European Union.
Publication Name: Ekonom-Tydenik Hospodarskych Novin
Subject: Business, international
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Year: 1999
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New directions for an organised health care system in Germany: the concept of managed care
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An organised health care system is under consideration in Germany to help to reduce the rising costs of health care provision. The managed care system calls for the standardization of all services to ensure that workable treatments are followed, with risk distributed amongst all parties, in order to cut costs. Some observers suggest that managed care not only reduces patients' rights to choose a type of treatment it also proportions care. Others point out that managed care will provide a better standard of care. The cost of health care in Germany has almost doubled between 1987-1997.
Publication Name: European Management Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0263-2373
Year: 1997
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