Agriculture

Representatives of the agricultural sector say they support the plans of the Government to carry out intervention buying and claim that the interests of farmers, suppliers of raw food, should be taken into consideration in the current situation.

Intervention buying-in by authorities would help Lithuanian farmers cope with the consequences of Russia’s restrictions on the imports of food and farm products, Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitiene has said, adding that this measure would be financed from the national budget and the costs wo...

After Russia has imposed an embargo on Lithuanian agricultural production, the government is considering not only subsidies for food products but also a reduced 5-percent value-added tax (VAT) rate for vegetable and meat producers.

A dead wild boar infected with African Swine Fever (ASF) was found near the Rupinskai pig complex in Ignalina district last weekend.

Due to Russia's ban on import of food products, there is now overproduction of dairy products, while procurement prices for milk are falling and many Lithuanian dairy companies have terminated their contracts with Latvian dairy farms, therefore the state should provide support for not only specific ...

There will be no tax exemptions for companies that may suffer losses as a result of suspended imports by Russia.

The Russian government’s announcement of sanctions on some food stuffs imported from the EU, Norway, USA, Canada and Australia will hit some countries harder than others. Yet the impact on the Russian economy may be even more significant.

Estonian food producers admit that they did not expect Russia to impose a total ban on food imports from the EU and say this is equivalent to declaring a trade war, writes Äripäev.

Lithuanian producers are looking for solutions after Russia closed its market to food products from the European Union.

Several Lithuanian trucks are stuck at the Lithuanian-Belarusian border and the Latvian-Estonian border amid Russia's ban on the import of food products from the EU, the director of the Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service has informed on Friday.

The deputy chairman of the Tere milk processing company, Ülo Kivine, says he is most worried for Estonian dairy farmers after Russia slapped an embargo on Western agricultural products.

At a meeting on Friday the Emergency Commission of the Lithuanian Government decided against declaring a national state of emergency due to African swine fever (ASF) in Utena district.

At Friday's meeting with Minister of Economy and acting Prime Minister Evaldas Gustas and Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė, President Dalia Grybauskaitė noted that Russia had become a completely unreliable and unpredictable business partner.

The growth of the Lithuanian gross domestic product (GDP) may slow down by 0.2 percent in the wake of the Russian sanctions, Lithuania's Economy Minister Evaldas Gustas said after meeting with President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday.

Latvian fish canneries and dairy companies are likely to suffer most due to Russia's import ban, the head of the Centre for Promotion of Agricultural Markets, informs LETA.

On Thursday, the Emergency Commission of Utena district declared a state of emergency due to African swine fever (ASF) in Tauragnai and Saldutiškis at the local level.

The effect of Russia's restrictions on imports of agricultural produce and food products on Lithuania's economy will be small but the country will look for ways to help the business sector, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė says.

Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė says that the country's milk and meat producers would be the most affected by Russia's ban on importing agricultural products from countries that imposed sanctions on Moscow.

The second outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been reported in Lithuania.

Prosecutors of Panevėžys County Prosecutor's Office continue a pre-trial investigation into the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in a farm complex in Ignalina region. The investigation seeks to find out if livestock were infected on purpose.