Prime Minister Professor Đuro Macut, MD, DSc, today spoke with representatives of dairies and retail chains about overcoming the possible consequences of the milk production crisis in the European market for the Serbian market.
Q:
A:
Overcoming dairy sector crisis through dialogue
Belgrade,
25 December 2025
At a meeting attended by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Dragan Glamočić, Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarović and Minister of Domestic and Foreign Trade Jagoda Lazarević, Macut emphasised that disruptions in the markets of European Union countries are also leading to market instability and pressure on domestic producers.
The Prime Minister said that the government, in cooperation with domestic milk producers and retail chains, will do everything possible to find solutions and prevent the escalation of these problems.
The Prime Minister also warned that any kind of threat to domestic production will not be tolerated.
The relevant ministers agreed with Macut that dialogue is the way to solve problems and supported discounted prices of products, noting that there should be more such initiatives in retail chains.
Representatives of dairy companies presented the reasons for their concern, especially emphasising the tariffs imposed by the United States on European cheese producers, bearing in mind that domestic dairy companies are mainly export-oriented.
According to them, one of the problems is the negative campaign that is being conducted mainly through social media, namely that there are not enough cows in Serbia and that dairy products in stores are not made from domestic milk.
It was stated that it is necessary to implement more extensive control of the smuggling of these products, which end up on the markets, at state borders, and to inform the public about the quality of domestic production through media campaigns, and to prosecute those who spread falsehoods, especially on social media.
-
Author: Slobodan Miljević -
Author: Slobodan Miljević -
Author: Slobodan Miljević
-
Belgrade, 24 December 2025Preserving territorial integrity, EU membership Serbia’s strategic goals
-
Belgrade, 24 December 2025Resolving certain outstanding issues in education as soon as possible
-
Belgrade, 24 December 2025Prime Minister extends Christmas greetings according to Gregorian calendar
-
Belgrade, 24 December 2025Cooperation of all relevant institutions to improve traffic safety
-
Belgrade, 24 December 2025Relations with Japan further strengthened in previous period
-
Belgrade, 21 December 2025Cooperation between Serbia, Slovakia based on mutual respect
-
Belgrade, 18 December 2025Expo 2027 one of key pillars of Leap into the Future - Serbia 2027 national plan
-
Belgrade, 18 December 2025Visit of President of Georgia opportunity to strengthen ties between two countries
-
Vrnjačka Banja, 17 December 2025Harnessing potential of Vrnjačka Banja to strengthen health tourism
-
Belgrade, 16 December 2025Serbia committed to strengthening friendly ties with Czech Republic