Agrowill : In January – July, 2014 the EU increased purchase amounts of raw natural milk
October 02, 2014 at 06:33 am EDT
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In January - July, 2014 the EU purchased 87.93 m tonnes of raw natural milk, i.e. by 5.4 per cent more than in the corresponding period a year ago. In January - July, 2014 the largest increase of amounts of raw natural milk were noticed inRomania (14.9 per cent to 601.20 thousand tonnes), whenGreece andSpain showed the largest decrease (4.8 per cent down to 378.90 thousand tonnes), (1.5 per cent down to 3.52 m tonnes).
In January - July, 2014 the average raw natural milk procurement price in the EU amounted for 133.25 Lt/100 kg - by 11.2 per cent more than in the corresponding period of 2013. The major increase was noticed inDenmark(19.5 per cent to 150.63 Lt/100 kg) andSlovenia(16.4 per cent to 124.60 Lt/100 kg), when the largest decrease was noticed inMalta(13.2 per cent to 159.64 Lt/100 kg) andCyprus(1.7 per cent to 195.00 Lt/100 kg).
In the analyzed period the highest procurement price in terms of the EU-28 was noticedCyprus, when the lowest - inRomania(106.69 Lt/100 kg).
In the analyzed period the highest procurement price for raw natural milk inLithuaniawas in February (127.78 Lt/100 kg). It was higher than inPortugal,Bulgaria,Slovakia,Poland,Hungary,Latvia, Czech andRomania. However, the next months showed a decrease of the price and in May - July it was the lowest, compared to the said price in other EU countries.
Auga Group AB, formerly Agrowill Group AB, is a Lithuania-based company engaged in the agriculture sector. The Companyâs activities are structured mainly into three divisions, namely Mushroom-growing, Plant production and Livestock production. The Company offers white, brown, portabella, eryngii, pleurotus and shiitake mushrooms. It specializes in organic wheat and other crops, including organic vegetables and organic feed for livestock in its farms. The Company supplies potatoes, beetroots, onions, carrots, marinated champignons, marinated beetroots, among others. The Company operates own trademark AUGA. In addition, the Company is involved in own farms management. The Company has numerous subsidiaries, including UAB Arginta Engineering, UAB AVG Investment and UAB Agro GIS, among others. It operates domestically on the Lithuania territory.
AUGA GROUP AB 
