Finnish dairy farmers uneasy about increasing milk import from Baltics

  • 2016-07-27
  • BNS/LETA/TBT Staff
Dairy farmers in Finland are worried about the rise in milk imports from the Baltic States, saying that political discussion has completely sidestepped the growth of milk production in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as it focuses on large producer countries, the website of Finland’s YLE public broadcaster reported.  The European Union abolished milk quotas in 2015, and Russia’s ban on EU food imports has also had a strong impact on the market.  The Pellervo service organisation for Finnish cooperatives does not expect the situation...
 
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