Dairy

Kazys Starkevičius says he will focus on restoring farmers’ trust in institutions after officially taking office as minister of agriculture next week. The Conservative MP also singled out family-owned dairy farms and their situation as a priority area.

Всего в ста километрах от Калайпеды, которая отмечает свой день рождения и "Праздник моря", меломанов ждут в латвийской Лиепае. 29 и 30 июля там проходит фестиваль Summer Sound. На одном из самых красивых пляжей Европы выступят как исполнители из Латвии и других стран. Билеты, купленные на фестиваль...

Dalis Lietuvos vežėjų vis aktyviau dairosi į Lenkiją, o tai lemia skirtingos priežastys: vieniems verslininkams tai yra natūrali verslo plėtra, kitiems – būdas išvengti potencialių grėsmių, rašo „Verslo žinios“.

In August 2014, Russia banned a number of imports from the EU. Lithuanian dairy producers were particularly hard-hit by the embargo. Two years later, some of them have found other markets, while others are struggling to replace former revenues.

Lithuanian farmers gave out free milk to people in the centre of Vilnius outside the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday in protest at the low prices they are getting from retailers for their milk.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the government is making an effort to secure assistance from the European Commission for the country's dairy farmers.

In Lithuanian retail centres, a litre of milk can now often be bought for less than a litre of water. According to Lithuanian farmers, this has even led to livestock “emigration.”

Lithuania is looking to begin exporting dairy products to Brazil as soon as possible, according to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius.

The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, Friday struck down a controversial piece of legislation adopted a week ago to regulate milk prices.

The European Commission hopes to soon reopen discussions with Russia on the resumption of exports of certain food products, including milk, to Russia, Vytenis Andriukaitis, the Commission’s member in charge of health and food safety, has said.

The European Commission considers providing additional financial support to milk producers in Lithuania and other European Union’s (EU) countries as well as distributing advance payments, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan says.

On Wednesday, the Seimas Ethics Commission has decided that the milk price regulation passed by the Seimas must be returned to the plenary meeting hall as soon as possible and be voted on again.