TIRANA, April 8 /ATA/- The exports of vegetables from the city of Lushnja are growing each passing day.
Roughly 600 vehicles head to the wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Lushnje daily to be supplied with fresh agricultural produce.
Mayor of Lushnja, Fatos Tushe, told ATA that in addition to vehicles from within the country that are supplied with agricultural products grown in different areas of this municipality on a regular basis, there are many foreign suppliers. Lushnja’s agricultural exports go mainly to Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Italy, Russia, etc.
According to official records, during 2017 the export of fresh vegetables from municipality of Lushnja increased to 111 596 tons compared to 85 868 tons exported in 2016.
Over January – March 2018, the agricultural exports from this area amounted to 8 200 tons.
In operation are several collection markets, which have access to different exporters from countries of the region and the European Union. Producers are expanding the map of Made in Albania products to the Nordic countries, like Norway and Sweden.
In Lushnja, farmers have increased their agricultural production not only with traditional agricultural crops, but are also by expanding the areas planted with berries and strawberries, whereas in the area of Divjaka the farmers have started the cultivation of mushrooms, which are much in demand on international markets.
Ili Koço, a farmer from the village of Kolonja, Lushnja, says that on his farm he has cultivated for nearly 30 years now traditional agricultural products, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, etc.
Up until four years ago, I used to sell my own farm products at the wholesale market, from now on I have made a deal with a trader in Tirana who has taken on the sale of entire production from my greenhouses.
My greenhouse production is of high quality and much in demand on local and foreign market, Koço says.
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