Lithuania reported a decrease in grain supplies from Russia

The volumes of feed grain exports to Lithuania from Russia and other “high-risk” countries and regions have decreased noticeably after the authorities of the European country tightened inspections of these products. The director of the supervision department of the Lithuanian Veterinary and Food Service, Gediminas Gvazdaitis, stated this on the air of the national radio LRT. The head of the procedural department of the Customs Department, Neringa Moteyunaite, confirmed the reduction in the supply of Russian grain through Lithuania. She said that last year Russia did not import wheat and rye into the Baltic country at all, and only about 30 thousand tons of corn were delivered. In her opinion, this supply situation will not change this year. Gvazdaitis also noted that if previously every 20th batch was checked, now absolutely every batch is checked. At the same time, a representative of the service admitted that no quality violations were identified in Russian grain shipments. The ...