A new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been detected on a small farm in the eastern Lithuanian district of Ignalina, some 1.5 kilometres from the border with Belarus, the State Food and Veterinary Service said on Monday. […]
Russia is encouraging consumption of domestically produced goods and is seeking to diversify imports from countries not covered by its import embargo, Lithuania’s ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday, adding that food product prices in Russia have already increased 5-6 percent and are set to rise even further. […]
MP Kazys Starkevičius of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), shadow agriculture minister, says that the action plan for 2014-2015, prepared by the Ministry of Economy and approved by the Government, which seeks to reduce losses of Lithuanian companies due to Russian trade sanctions, provides little hope for farmers, processors and carriers. […]
According to the calculations of Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė, losses of Lithuanian dairy and meat producers may possibly amount to LTL 500 million (EUR 145 million), because of food product embargo imposed by Russia. […]
A mandatory requirement has been announced in Lithuania to register all pigs by 15 September. Registration will be free of charge. […]
The European Commission will cover losses incurred by Lithuanian agricultural producers because they cannot sell perishable products due to Russia‘s ban on fruit and vegetable imports. […]
Lithuanian companies have refused to take part in Golden Autumn, a traditional autumn food show in Moscow in October, as Russia has slapped sanctions on the imports of agriculture and food products. However, some businesspeople will go to another exhibition, World Food Moscow, the Verslo Žinios business daily reports. […]
The European Commission allows Lithuania to provide only small aid to its food producers hit by Russian sanctions. However, the EC will separately assess the country’s situation, the Lithuanian Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday that VAT rates on agricultural products will not be reduced. […]
The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) reports that dead pigs were found in two farms located in Ignalina district. Laboratory testing confirmed African swine fever (ASF) in both cases. […]
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Loreta Graužinienė says she has reservations about cutting value added tax (VAT) rate for vegetables and meat. According to the head of Parliament, only retailers would benefit from VAT rate exemptions, while producers and consumers would not. […]
Lithuanian pig farmers claim that due to African swine fever (ASF) they have suffered losses amounting to LTL 30 million (EUR 8.7 million). […]
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 would be compensated by the European Commission (EC). […]
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 companies, but also for dairy farms, experts told the business portal Nozare.lv. […]
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