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"There will be an increase, they told us", sellers in Tirana are preparing for the increase in the price of dairy products

2023-02-09 17:59:49Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"There will be an increase, they told us", sellers in Tirana are

"There is growth. There will be growth. They told us", from almost 60 years of life, Lirie Vata has 40 as a seller. Like other traders, she too has been told by suppliers that the price of dairy will rise again: "This period is the most expensive and the most difficult in all the years of work that I have".

This price list, which looks low and gives the impression that it hasn't been changed in years, was actually put up on the wall only in September of last year. It must be replaced. In a few days, 1 kilogram of sheep's cheese has been announced to cost 1050 ALL, 200 ALL more than currently.

Also, goat's cheese will increase by 330 lek, while butter and kačkavalli will cost 1400 lek, 200 lek more than now.

"There is no milk, and there are no cattle either. They have taken away all the cattle because there is no one to graze them. Consumers have reduced purchases. They come here and don't get anything at all", says the seller.

For the chairman of the Agro-food Trade Union, Theodor Kristuli, there are many factors for the increase in dairy prices. They include both the possible abuse of processors and the lack of the state's hand: “But, there is a crazy increase in the raw material that causes a logical increase. For years we have been raising the alarm that because of the support, livestock farmers are giving up their cattle. Some are slaughtered and some are sold. This then leads to an imbalance of demand and supply, bringing about higher prices for the consumer".

At a time when the Competition Authority has started monitoring milk processing companies after suspicions of concerted price increases, Kristuli says that producers, small farmers in rural areas may be more damaged from the situation: " But, what I what I fear more in this situation is that they will not be able to keep the high prices and this could lead them to bankruptcy. Why? Because all those who surround us are subsidized by the state and thus are more competitive" .

As a result of the shortage in the local market and the increase in import prices, 1 liter of milk has become more expensive on average by 60 ALL in 2 years. From 130 ALL in February 2021, the price has reached 190 ALL per liter, while expectations are for further increases.


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