Unloading containers in the sea cargo port of Klaipeda. File photoVILNIUS, Mar 22The Lithuanian Social Democrats faction is calling on the government to heed the alarms sent by farmers, Sputnik Lithuania reported on Tuesday, citing the party's press service. , – said the elder of the faction Gintautas Paluckas.Lithuania has vowed to impose sanctions on countries helping Russia. According to the agency, representatives of various agricultural sectors say that food production in the country today is facing serious difficulties, and they are surprised by the calmness of the Cabinet. “The ministry is a mess, they don’t really decide anything. One official told us: “I work for the conservatives and write orders to you.” We only receive bans and fines from the ministry. Although today the situation is such that we urgently need to save primary production” , — the agency quotes the words of the head of the Lithuanian Dairy Farmers Association, Jonas Vilenis. According to Sputnik Lithuania, farmers note that sowing work has been going on for several weeks, and many farmers do not have fertilizers. The Achema plant is not operating at full capacity and it is doubtful that farmers will buy fertilizers as they will cost about 1200 euros per ton, while last year the price was 200-250 euros. In addition, due to the situation in Ukraine rising gas prices. Cereal prices are forecast to reach record highs. Pork, chicken, eggs will rise in price more than once, the agency reports. Also, due to trade restrictions, Lithuanian farmers may run out of meat products, which, according to representatives of the sphere, will increase social tension. The Lithuanian Greenhouse Association warned that today all the enterprises they represent are operating at a loss, Sputnik Lithuania reports. According to him, banks do not lend without a state guarantee. Farmers complain that other countries can use EU support to keep the economy viable, and the distribution of money in Lithuania is «very inflexible.» The agency also notes that representatives of various agricultural sectors agreed that farmers need «quick working capital.» «Our sector is already falling apart,» Vytautas Tevelis, head of the Lithuanian Poultry Association, warned. In his opinion, the likelihood that there will no longer be a local bird in Lithuania is real. Western countries have introduced new anti-Russian sanctions, including against Russian banks and enterprises, in response to Russia's special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Sanctions against Russia, including the withdrawal of Western oil companies and the desire to refuse to buy Russian oil, have not been slow to affect gasoline prices across Europe: fuel prices are breaking records. In addition, Western countries have expanded sanctions against Minsk for its support of the Russian military special operations in Ukraine. In March, the EU imposed new sanctions on Belarus, including certain sectors of the Belarusian economy, in particular potash. Prior to this, Lithuania stopped transit through its territory to the ports of Belarusian potash fertilizers, and potash industry enterprises were included in the US sanctions list. put flour, buckwheat and salt, Lukashenka said
