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Milk production in Slovakia has deepest slump in EU

Xinhua, December 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

The milk production in Slovakia has fallen by 7 percent year-on-year, which is the deepest slump in the EU, Slovak Dairy Association (SMZ) President Stanislav Voskar announced on Tuesday.

SMZ pointed to the "urgent need" to set support for milk production in Slovakia at the European average, which currently stands at 0.08 euro (0.085 U.S.dollar) per kilogram.

Dairy producers also complained the lack of balance in profit margins on the part of retailers. Even though milk prices in the shops have gone up recently, farmers and exporters are receiving only crumbs from the table.

While the purchase price of milk from farmers is some 0.25 euro (0.27 U.S.dollar) per litre, the retail price is as high as 0.5 euro (0.53 U.S.dollar).

SMZ proposed the set up the post of agricultural and food attache at selected Slovak embassies.

"A similar model is in place in the Czech Republic, with local dairy producers identifying new export opportunities with the help of the government," added Voskar. Endit