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After the Lithuanian Vegetable Growers Association declared that part of the harvest would have to be discarded if the government “does not take quick action”, the representative of the Ministry of Agriculture, Karolis Anužis, suggested looking for food establishments that collect vegetables and donate to charities or food.
“We should look for those points of sale in the same food chain, if they are not there, give them to charities, and the third option is to look for how vegetables can become food if they do not meet the food requirement,” said the Ministry of Sustainable Agriculture to the Seimas Rural Affairs Committee this week. production group manager K.Anužis.
Martynas Laukaitis, Chairman of the Board of the Lithuanian Association of Vegetable Growers and head of the 100-member agricultural cooperative Suvalkijos daržovės, informed BNS that 434 tonnes of beet have already been transferred to the Tiekesta company, the Association of Energy Producers Renewable, which will burn them.
According to him, perishable vegetables that were not bought by customers in Europe are being destroyed. Lithuanian companies also do not accept them because they cannot process them.
“Significant amounts remain. Depending on how much is left before the new season, we see that we will no longer be able to sell last year’s harvest. Beets, which are not stored in refrigerators, will continue to be suitable for use for one week, 10 days, and in refrigerators, which are not large, for a month, “confirmed M. Laukaitis to BNS.
According to him, the members of the cooperative grow around 20-30 thousand in an area of approximately 500 hectares. tons of beets
Conservative members of the Seimas Rural Affairs Committee, Rasa Petrauskienė and Kazys Starkevičius, called on the Ministry of Agriculture to take into account the request of the vegetable growers and the support provided, such as compensation for distribution Made of veggies.
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