Latvia’s opposition Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) is planning to request the dismissal of Agriculture Minister Didzis Šmits, Baltic News Network reports. ZZS press secretary Dace Karklina said that the party supported the position of the Latvian Farmers Union (LZS) that the minister’s inaction and failure to set limits had resulted in uncontrollable increases…
Food prices in Latvia are not falling as rapidly as they should, and people’s purchasing power is not increasing, Inguna Gulbe, head of the Agricultural Market Promotion Centre (LTVC), stated, LSM reports. She noted that prices for some food products, such as sunflower oil and butter, were falling, while other food products remained more expensive…
Lithuanian stores no longer have free disposable plastic bags, prompting buyers to consider changing their habits, DELFI reports. Customers seem to be not immediately willing to give up disposable bags and are willing to pay 1 cent for them. However, most buyers expressed their intention to change their habits and start using reusable bags. One…
The Bulduri market in the Latvian seaside resort town of Jurmala may soon reopen in a new building, DELFI reports. The former market was closed several years ago. The Jurmala city council has now designated a building on Meza Avenue as new premises for the market. The site has 20 sales points and 20 parking…
Sales of non-alcoholic beers have soared in Estonia over the past five years, Postimees reports. Kristiina Tamberg, head of communications and CSR at Prisma Peremarket, said that the market of non-alcoholic beers has been on an upward trend for several years. Sales of alcohol-free beers increased by 20% in 2021 and by another 8% in…
Estonia’s retail trade turnover declined by 10% in May 2023, according to data from Statistics Estonia, The Baltic Guide reports. The total turnover of retail trade enterprises amounted to EUR 905mn, which was down 10% from the same month last year at constant prices. Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that grocery stores…
All new beverages sold in Latvia will have to be marked with a Latvian deposit mark as of 1 July 2023, DELFI reports. Beverage producers and retailers had a transition period from 1 January to 30 June 2023 to allow them to adjust to the new rules. Miks Sturitis, board chairman of the deposit system…
The Lithuanian government has imposed a temporary ban on transit shipments of specific dual-use goods through Lithuania, Baltic News Network reports. The concern is that these goods could ultimately reach Russia and Belarus and be used in the war in Ukraine. The control list comprises 57 categories of goods subject to restrictions, primarily items containing…
Estonia’s Prisma Peremarket will change the opening hours of its hypermarket in Narva as of 3 July 2023, ERR reports. The store, which has been open 24 hours a day for four years, will henceforth be open from 7am to midnight. Regional manager Viktoria Smirnova said that there were very few customers at night. Also,…