Lithuanian Dairy Association

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.

Lithuania's Labour Party, whose delegate, Virginija Baltraitienė, is currently serving as the Minister of Agriculture, has proposed a controversial law to protect dairy producers that has critics, even those in the dairy industry, scratching their heads.