Dairy processors will again face rising production costs due to rising raw material prices in international markets.
From the beginning of June, dairies will buy 25% more expensive plastic.
Prices of plastic packaging materials from July last year to February have risen by 50%.
For months, market operators have been facing a 30-50% increase in the price of milk they buy from the farmer, due to the rising cost of keeping livestock.
Due to the increase in plastics announced in early May by foreign suppliers, processors also warn that they may be forced to revise prices for products such as cottage cheese, cheese and butter, while for the price of milk and yogurt costs will are amortized to their profits.
The executive director of the Dairy Processing Industry Association, Donjaldo Hoxha, told "Monitor" that the warning about the increase in the price of plastics will further aggravate the situation in the dairy factories that are suffering the increased costs from the increase in energy, oil and price. top of milk purchased from the farmer.