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Lithuania is negotiating with Japan over export of beef

It should become clear in the nearest future if beef from Lithuania may be exported to Japan. Japanese experts are scheduled to visit Lithuania in early May to ascertain that Lithuanian livestock is healthy and meat is of high quality. The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) started cooperating with Japanese institutions last year, looking for new markets for the country’s food product exporters. […]

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Russian court releases Lithuanian fishing vessel

A court in the Russian city of Murmansk has ordered Arctic Fishing, owner of the detained Lithuania fishing vessel Jūros Vilkas, to pay a fine of EUR 53,000 and allowed the vessel to put out. […]

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Lithuania’s unemployment at 9.4 percent in December

Lithuania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment level stood at 9.4 percent in December 2014, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, said. […]

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No genetically modified crops found in Lithuania in 2014

The State Plant Service under the Ministry of Agriculture, which is responsible for monitoring crops and crop products, carried out 102,096 inspections in 2014 and found 1,184 violations. Nevertheless, genetically modified crops or crop products were not found to be grown or brought to Lithuania. […]