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The Greek industry is talking about imports of sheep's milk from Italy

Sheep Milk
Italy
Greece
Published Aug 30, 2022

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There is increasing information about imports of sheep's milk from Italy, a development which, if not dealt with in time, can create huge imbalances in the domestic milk market and once again undermine Feta, as a Denomination of Origin product.

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Information on the import of sheep's milk from Italy is filed by the sector. The value of the information is enhanced by the fact that, in addition to the representatives of goat and sheep farming, it is also confirmed by well-known dairy producers, who in the past, when such an issue was raised, had developed intense activity in order to stop this illegality. In particular, complaints are currently circulating about new imports of feta milk, which comes from Sardinia. The fact of the shortages presented in the domestic market is the factor that leads to new imports, which are confirmed by a source very close to the management of Interprofessional Feta, as well as the president of Thessalian breeders, Yiannis Gourobinos. According to the report, the prices for these imported quantities of sheep's milk move to 1.05 euros per kilo and together with the transport costs the price reaches 1.15 to 1.20 euros, with the quantities being cleared at the ports of Patras and Igoumenitsa. On ...
Source: GRAgronews
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