TIRANA, June 30 /ATA/ Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Milva Ekonomi received on Tuesday the representatives of the “Dairy processing industry” association and discussed some of the issues affecting this industry.
The Executive Director of the association Joana Arapi raised some of the concerns that this industry faces during the exercise of their activity such as informality, unfair competition of imported products, the temporary inability to export to the region and the EU.
They also demanded a reduction of the VAT rate on agriculture to 6%.
The minister emphasized that she will continue the dialogue with the representatives of this industry to address solutions of these problems.
INSTAT recently published the report on livestock during 2020.
According to INSTAT, milk production in 2020 is 1.05 million tons, marking a decrease of 5.39%, compared to 2019.
In 2020, milk production from cows is 897,349 tons, or 5.20% less, compared to 2019. The average annual milk yield at the national level in 2020 is 3,028 kg per head increasing by 1.56%, compared to 2019.
Milk production from sheep, during 2020, has decreased by 8.60%, compared to 2019. The average annual yield at the country level of sheep milk is 65 kg per head, marking an increase of 2.88%, compared to 2019.
Goat milk production in 2020 is 4.49% lower than last year. The average annual yield of goat milk at the national level is about 126 kg per head, marking a decrease of 0.28%, compared to 2019. /j.p/p.s./
