Due to flooding of the crop of beets, carrots, onions and potatoes left in the fields, and gathered crops are not subject to long storage. In the future, if you save this trend, stores will face a shortage of vegetables and will be forced to import them.

According to the forecast member of the Board of "Peasant diet" and the head of the largest cooperative vegetable growing farms Mūsu māju dārzeņi Edita Edita, strazdina, inventory, carrots, beets and onions will last for 1-2 weeks, and potatoes - 2-3 weeks. Harvest of cabbage was able to collect in a timely manner, and, as there are no problems with long storage, the deficit of cabbage is not observed.

The representatives of retail chains confirm the problem of shortage of vegetables. According to them, Latvian onion is already over and it imported from Lithuania. In the near future over supply of carrots, apples and cranberries.

The most problematic region called Latgale. The area hardest hit by natural disasters. Somewhat better is the situation for farmers in Zemgale.

In addition to Latvia from the rains affected some regions of the Baltic States and Finland, where in September it was removed only 30-65% of the grain, rapeseed and other crops. The quality of the harvest was poor. Much smaller than normal sown winter crops, which will affect the potential harvest next year.

On the critical situation in early October of 2017 reported to the Minister of agriculture Janis Duklavs. In its communication, the EU Commissioner for agriculture Phil Hogan reported on the problems faced by many farmers after the August and September rains in Latgale, Vidzeme and selonia. In this regard, in late December the European Commission adopted a decision to pay to the Baltic States and Finland compensation in the total amount of 15 million euros, of which 3.46 million euros will go to Latvian farmers whose farms were affected by the floods.

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