Wed, 31 Aug 2011: Speculators outweigh weather in grain price direction…
Aug 31, 2011 Baltics
Rapeseed plants, alas, have been severely damaged,” Saulius Stirna, vice-chairman of Lithuania’s Farmer Association (LFA), said to The Baltic Times. Zigmantas Aleksandravicius, a lar...Tags: Agriculture, Baltic Times, Crops, Direction, Grain Price, Harvest Time, Information Network, Lfa, Lithuania, Plants, Rain, Rapeseed, Rsquo, Speculators, Sunlight, Vice Chairman, Weather
Thu, 2 Dec 2010: Farm policy to be revised…
Dec 2, 2010 Baltics
The commission will propose legislation in mid-2011, it shows. The EU’s agriculture and rural-development budget was 55.2 billion euros in 2009, the bloc’s biggest single area of spe...Tags: Agricultural Producers, Agriculture, Bloc, Brussels, Development Budget, Europe, Euros, Farm Payments, Farm Policy, Germany, Legislation, Losers, Member States, Rural Development, Subsidies
Thu, 2 Dec 2010: Farming holds back better numbers…
Dec 2, 2010 Baltics
26. The growth rate was unchanged from the previous quarter. The Baltic nation sustained the pace of recovery in the third quarter as the economy emerges from the European Union’s second-d...Tags: Agriculture, Baltic Nation, Domestic Spending, Economist, Economy, European Union, Farming, Gdp, Pace, Periods, Recession, Rsquo
Thu, 8 Apr 2010: GMOs meet resistance…
Apr 8, 2010 Baltics
As the Treaty of Lisbon came into force, all European residents were given an opportunity to express their opinion and, upon the collection of one million signatures, to revoke the decisions of th...Tags: Agriculture, Chemical Company, Decisions, Europe, European Commission, European Residents, German Chemical, Gmos, Lisbon, Lithuania, Natural Organisms, Nature, One Million, Personal Web Page, Potatoes, Resistance, Signatures
Wed, 10 Mar 2010: Latvia ends year with trade surplus…
Mar 10, 2010 Latvia
Direct investment flows also were directed into agriculture and manufacturing. Net foreign debt, in nominal terms, decreased from 8 billion lats to 7.5 billion lats in the fourth quarter of 200...Tags: Agriculture, Assets, Bank Of Latvia, Banks, Current Account, Economic Recovery, External Debt, Foreign Debt, Fourth Quarter, Gdp, Investment Flows, Lats, Private Sector, Repayments, Sectors, Term Debt, Trade Surplus, World Bank, World Bank Loan
Thu, 3 Jul 2008: Central banker hails sharp jump in exports…
Jul 3, 2008 Baltics
It means that even given the effect of increased prices, for the time being exports successfully become the key driving force of the Latvian economy," Rimsevics said. First quarter GDP grew by 3...Tags: Agriculture, April, Driving Force, Economic Downturn, Economists, Economy, First Quarter, Gdp, Manufacturing Industry, Quarter Gdp, Sharp, Statistics, Sustainability, Three Quarters
Wed, 29 Jun 2005: Sugar producers take stock of looming losses…
Jun 29, 2005 Baltics
Mariann Fischer Boel, commissioner for agriculture, commented that Europe's sugar industry faced a "slow and painful death" if it did not reform itself. "I am convinced that EU sugar producers hav...Tags: Agriculture, Boel, Challenges, Eu Member States, Europe, Euros, Fischer, Losses, Painful Death, Stock, Subsidies, Sugar Beets, Sugar Industry, Sugar Producers, Three Times, World Market, World Trade Organization
Wed, 27 Apr 2005: Lithuanian farms become investment attraction…
Apr 27, 2005 Lithuania
"The first year of EU membership has proved, however, that Lithuania's agricultural producers may compete on the EU market successfully and investments into this sector are worthwhile," he stresse...Tags: Agricultural Companies, Agricultural Output, Agricultural Producers, Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Grupe, Hectares, Investment Attraction, Investments, Lithuania, S Market
Wed, 16 Mar 2005: Strong GDP forecast for Latvia…
Mar 16, 2005 Latvia
For the time being, Unibanka will not change its annual inflation forecast, which is still expected at 5.4 percent, according to Vilks. The bank will revise its forecast only "if the inflation is ...Tags: Agriculture, Bank Of Latvia, Fluctuation, Gdp, Gdp Forecast, Inflation, Parex, Raw Food, Spokesman
Thu, 22 May 2003: Pork at heart of latest Baltic trade row…
May 22, 2003 Baltics
(See story on Page 8.)Though Estonia had opted to direct its protective measures against only one type of pork, sources said there was a bill in the pipeline to raise tariffs on pork imported from...Tags: Agriculture, Baltic Trade, Cap, Caps, Consumption, Economy Ministries, Economy Ministry, Heart, Hog Breeders, Latvia, Ministry Report, Offal, Pipeline, Poland, Pork Producers, Proposal, Protective Measures, Tariffs
Thu, 22 May 2003: Estonian wages up…
May 22, 2003 Estonia
As usual, monthly and hourly gross pay was highest in financial intermediation. The average monthly salary - at 19,594 kroons - was 3.1 times the national average, and the hourly pay of 95.9 kroon...Tags: Agriculture, Financial Intermediation, Gross Pay, Insurance, Kroons, Leasing, Public Administration, Real Estate, Salary, Social Insurance, Storage, Wages
Thu, 1 May 2003: EU standards frighten fisheries…
May 1, 2003 Baltics
Several have also filed for bankruptcy in recent years, leaving many bank loans unpaid.Bite said Kaija, one of the largest processors, needs 2.1 million lats (3.33 million euros) to upgrade its pr...Tags: Agriculture, Bank Loans, Bankruptcy, Economy, Fisheries, Government Support, Jobs, Kaija, Lats, Money, Prime Minister, Processors, Quotas, Unions
Thu, 17 Apr 2003: Milk price situation continues to confound state, farmers …
Apr 17, 2003 Baltics
It introduced a minimum milk purchase price of 0.35 litas per kilogram and was supposed to pay uniform direct payments for cows to all farmers. However, dairy producers said a uniform milk purchas...Tags: Agricultural Issues, Agriculture, April 14, Bankruptcy, Budget, Cows, Dairy Producers, Direct Payments, Kilogram, Lead, Litas, Lithuanian Chamber, Milk Price, Milk Prices, Processors, Ramonas, Regulatory Measures, State Farmers
Thu, 3 Apr 2003: Estonian GDP up…
Apr 3, 2003 Estonia
Value added growth declined in agriculture and hunting by 4.7 percent, fishing 2.5 percent, supply of electric power, gas and water 1.9 percent and health and social care 1 percent. . ...Tags: Agriculture, Fishing, Gdp, Gdp Growth, Health And Social Care, Hunting, Power Gas, Value Added
Thu, 20 Feb 2003: Protests threatened on borders…
Feb 20, 2003 Baltics
He noted that should the government on Feb. 18 make a decision on sugar market stabilization sugar beet growers will not take part in the action, while farmers from other agricultural sectors will...Tags: Agricultural Sectors, Agriculture, Ahead, Borders, Cooperation, Decisions, Farmer Organizations, Farmers, Finance Economy, Measures, Prime Minister, Protests, Sugar Beet Growers, Sugar Market
Thu, 5 Aug 1999: Latvian banks overcome crisis…
Aug 5, 1999 Latvia
In the first six months, 26 banks have lended a total of 755.9 million lats which is a 3.2 percent increase over the 1998 figure.The banking association president noted that banks mostly give cred...Tags: Agriculture, Association President, Banking Association, Consolidation, Lats, Latvia, Latvian Banks, Six Months, Tendency
Thu, 29 Jul 1999: State supports agriculture insurance…
Jul 29, 1999 Baltics
"The aim of supporting insurance claims is to support insurance activities and to make farmers decrease their risks. This is much cheaper for the government," said Petron.At present five insurance...Tags: Agriculture, Aim, Farmers, Insurance, Insurance Activities, Insurance Agreements, Insurance Claims, Insurance Companies, Insurance Premiums, Insurance Support, Kroons, Maximum Compensation, State Insurance, Total Value
Thu, 15 Jul 1999: Summed up…
Jul 15, 1999 Baltics
The farmers meanwhile demand better domestic market protection and increase of agriculture financing. The haulers and farmers also want new thinking on their problems, asking President Vaira Vike-...Tags: Agriculture, Butchers, Company Representatives, Ek, Estimates, Farmers, Former Prime Ministers, Losses, Meatpacking Company, New Thinking, Party Leader, Subsidiaries, Tariffs, Vaira Vike Freiberga
Thu, 17 Jun 1999: Summed up…
Jun 17, 1999 Baltics
The minister said the aim is to retain the present level of production in agriculture.VENTSPILS FEARS BUTINGE TERMINAL'S OPENING: The commissioning of Butinge oil terminal in Lithuania might resul...Tags: Agriculture, Aim, Five Months, High Interest, Latvian Port, Oil Products, Oil Terminal, Russian Oil, Ventspils Nafta
Thu, 4 Mar 1999: Latvia ready for extreme measures: Government may slap price floor on Lit…
Mar 4, 1999 Latvia
The last joint committee meeting Feb. 17 brought little change to the situation.This time the Latvian government is playing tough. It ordered the Finance and Agriculture ministries to prepare a dr...Tags: Agriculture, Committee Meeting, Draft Act, Egg Company, Egg Producers, Eggs, Extreme Measures, Finance, Joint Committee, Latvia, Latvian Government, Lit, Local Market, S Market
Thu, 14 Jan 1999: Parex bank eyes southern neighboring market …
Jan 14, 1999 Baltics
Parex is not satisfied with 50 percent of shares and wants to buy the whole bank, said the paper.Last year, Industrial bank failed to increase its share capital from 27 million litas ($5.1 million...Tags: Agriculture, Bankas, First Nine Months, Holding Company, Net Profits, Parex Bank, Privatization, Share Capital, Shares, Spokesman
Thu, 6 Aug 1998: Baltics in Brief…
Aug 6, 1998 Baltics
A ton of rye would cost the same, but the state subsidy would be 100 litas. Makelis stressed that proposed prices were significantly higher than last year's prices. The government agreed to assign...Tags: Agriculture, Baltics, Floor Space, Food Market, Goodies, Litas, Privatization, Square Metres, State Subsidy, Tallinn
Thu, 30 Jul 1998: Farmers threaten nation-wide protests …
Jul 30, 1998 Baltics
"Now, farmers can be satisfied only with an urgent and concrete solution to the situation," Social Democratic MP Juozas Olekas told reporters last week.The farmers demand that the government prot...Tags: Agriculture, Chambers, Concrete Solution, Council Chairman, Countryside, Current Situation, Diesel Fuel, Farmers, Genocide, Liter, Liters, Minimal Prices, Mp, News Conference, Protests