Agro Perspectiva

Why Latvia does not provide itself with pork?

16.04.2007 10:30 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) — Whether the joke, the country where for a greater part of the population pork is considered a product number one, cannot provide own needs(requirements). Only 60 % of pork local, other — import, are spoken on site DELFI. In the past to year minister of agriculture of Latvia Martinsh to the Rose marked(celebrated), that shortly Latvia can provide the needs(requirements) for pork completely. Unlike a beef such long time for restoration of a livestock here is not required. However the facts testify to other — the quantity(amount) of pig-breeding farms in the country decreases. According to the president of the Latvian association of breeders Varisa Simanisa, only for last days about a suspension of activity they were informed(notified) by heads of two svinoferm. And it not fine complexes — in everyone more than 1000 goals(heads). Can, in Latvia consumption of pork has decreased? At all. The superfluous certificate — on accrueing(increasing) goes import of pork. So occurs(happens)? Representatives of branch speak, that pererabotchiki have reduced procurement prices, and the cost price of manufacture has increased. If in February of the last year of pork it was possible to hand over of 100 kg pererabotchikam for 105,91 Ls (hardly more $200) in February of it(this) is for 97,08 Ls ($183,49). The prices for forages have sharply grown also. " Wheat which use in forages, for a year has risen in price for 50 %, a rye — on 54 %, — the expert(auditeur) minzemledeliya Biruta Ingilavichyute makes comments. — the Prices grow, because across all Europe there is no fodder grain. Aggravates a situation and import of cheap brought in pork — Polish to pererabotchikam acts on 0,91 Ls/kg, German — on 1,10 Ls/kg ". Pererabotchiki potirayut hands. By the way, they should thank Russia which has closed the market for Poles for cheap Polish pork, and those have increased import Latvia. Now pererabotchiki can dictate more rigidly the conditions to local peasants — either lower(omit) the price, or we shall buy from import competitors. To local peasants too you will not envy — who will want to sell below cost? Apparently, it is necessary. According to B.Ingilavichyute, in February losses of branch have made 794 thousand Ls. In the best position large complexes, at whom own massacre. At them the cost price of production below. " While we survive, — production manager Ancers with own massacre and a complex in 10 thousand goals(heads) Edvin Vasks speaks. — But means for development are not present. In such mode of year two we shall hold on ". The president of Association of breeders Varis Simanis directly speaks, that the future of branch causes fear. As the price of grain hardly will fall. As he said, position will change, " if the large EU countries will understand all gravity of a situation and will start to operate(work) ". Minister of agriculture also " understands a situation " and promised " to find an opportunity to support(maintain) ". In the real help of the ministry it is not very much trusted. Recently minister has told, that more and more than the financial help from EU and from the state budget now goes on support of so-called non-productive sphere on village — rural tourism, car-care center, hairdressing salons, etc. About hope for the European Union and to speak it is not necessary. With sugar so have helped(assisted), that both of a sugar factory are closed. By the way, many peasants who are engaged svinovodstvom, are ready to be reoriented on other branches, say, on cultivation grain, but cannot — on hands and legs(foots) are connected by contracts about use of funds of EU.