Good news from Chile has reached manufacturers of milk products this week - an official permission has been granted for them to export their production to this country, Lithuania's State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) reports.
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Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says it is unrealistic to expect that European milk quota regime will be extended, but Lithuanian farmers can expect greater direct payments in the future.
Organisations representing Lithuanian farmers have addressed President Dalia Grybauskaitė in a letter asking to take "urgent and decisive" actions to "save" Lithuania's dairy sector.
After member-states of the European Union have finally given their blessing to the Liliputas, a Lithuanian semi-hard cheese, the product will from now on be sold with a "protected geographical indication" logo.
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said he supports the plans of Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė to pass a temporary law that would regulate relations between dairy producers and processors.
Žinių vedėja Agnė Zacharevičienė penktadienio vakarą leido sostinėje esančiame prekybos centre „Europa“. Moteris apsilankė renginyje, kuriame buvo galima susipažinti su prekybos centre esančiomis dovanų ir namams skirtų prekių parduotuvėmis.
Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė will on Monday remind Brussels of Lithuania’s request for approximately 110 million litas (EUR 32m) for the country’s dairy sector to compensate for losses sustained due to Russia’s sanctions.
The authorities of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China have officially approved the certificate of importing Lithuanian dairy products, Lithuania's State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) said.
Chief Analyst at DNB bank Indrė Genytė-Pikčienė says that meat exporters will face greater damage from the Russian food imports embargo, whereas dairy producers have accumulated considerable financial reserves to get through this difficult period.
Government officials and representatives of dairy processing industry have agreed that, in August, milk produced in Lithuania will be bought-in and the price will not be reduced by more than 12 percent, i.e., by approximately LTL 0.10 (EUR 0.03) per litre.
One of Lithuania's major dairy producers Pieno Žvaigždės says that import restrictions to Russia do not pose a threat to the company's existence, but they will have a negative impact on its profitability.
The first shipment of dairy products intended for the Russian market has reached stores in Lithuania. They are sold at a discount.
In wake of Russia's embargo on dairy imports from Europe, Latvia's Food Union food group will reduced the price of its dairy products for the local market by up to 30%, with the aim of selling more of its products in Latvia and supporting Latvian farmers, writes LETA.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has asked Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius to assess potential losses due to Russia's latest sanctions and find the best way to absorb these losses.
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.
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 ...
Lithuanian producers are looking for solutions after Russia closed its market to food products from the European Union.
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.
Indicated milk price in the European market decreased even more, it is the lowest it has been for 18 months. On 31 July, milk price stood at LTL 1,19 (EUR 0,35) per 1 kilogram. It is by LTL 0.03 (EUR 0.01) less than one week ago.
