BREAKING NEWS

Ilir Demalia sheds light on the scenes: I tell you the trap that Edi Rama is setting for 'Re-establishment', the real reasons for Bardhi's group's distance from Lulzim Basha, the panic that has erupted within them and the bitter news that awaits Sali B...

Ilir Demalia sheds light on the scenes: I tell you the trap that Edi Rama is
x
BREAKING NEWS

Idajet Beqiri: The investigations into the 'CEZ-DIA' file are over, in addition to Meta, Berisha and Shkëlzen, an American lawyer is at risk of handcuffs, the former president is preparing for the dark days in SPAK, here is the strategy he is following...

Idajet Beqiri: The investigations into the 'CEZ-DIA' file are over, in
x
BREAKING NEWS

Rama-Meta-Berisha sit together at the market table to monitor SPAK and overturn the justice reform, this is why the "Bermuda Triangle" has been alerted

Rama-Meta-Berisha sit together at the market table to monitor SPAK and overturn
x
BREAKING NEWS

The organizing group of the arms business in Gërdec is about to sink, the prosecutors are expected to take the facts from the American Justice in their hands, the order letters in the USA are launched, information will also be obtained about Patrick He...

The organizing group of the arms business in Gërdec is about to sink, the
x
BREAKING NEWS

Daut Gumeni: This is why the socialists and Gentiana Sula blocked the opening of Ilir Metaj's spy file, we expect that the "syringe with sea water" that the DASH senior official injected into SPAK prosecutors will lead to the arrest of "heavyweights"

Daut Gumeni: This is why the socialists and Gentiana Sula blocked the opening of
x
BREAKING NEWS

The scandal erupts, the Parliament of Albania is accused of voting without a quorum on the Law on Strategic Investments, this is how the Constitution was overturned by the majority, the fraud is revealed

The scandal erupts, the Parliament of Albania is accused of voting without a
x
BREAKING NEWS

The dubious wealth of the "sheikh" of the Assembly Laert Duraj who challenges the old "wolves" in politics, apartment 200 thousand euros, 11 bank accounts, staggering profits from rent, 180 thousand euros from property sales, how he justified the milli...

The dubious wealth of the "sheikh" of the Assembly Laert Duraj who
x
BREAKING NEWS

Here are the deals of the SP and Reestablishment, how they are defending the corruption of Klodian Allajbeu and Vilma Nushi, thefts with "Hemodialysis", "Check Up", "Laboratories" and "Sterilization" are proven, arrests are expected from SPAK

Here are the deals of the SP and Reestablishment, how they are defending the
x

Ekonomia

Imports of greens rose by 44% in 9-months, a record in two decades of reduced production in greenhouses

Imports of greens rose by 44% in 9-months, a record in two decades of reduced

Imports of greens grew unusually this year, unlike all other import groups including food.

The crisis of high prices after the war in Ukraine has negatively affected the general imports of goods in quantity, which have decreased this year, except for vegetables.

The official data of INSTAT show that the amount of total imports recorded an annual decrease of 5.8% in January-September. Even food as one of the main groups of import items was reduced by 2.7% in quantity except vegetables, whose imports increased by about 40%, the highest growth rate since 2006 (see attached chart).

Over 34,000 tons of vegetables were imported during the 9th month, or 43.7% more than the same period last year. Out of the 99 main groups of goods, vegetables resulted in the largest increase in imports, marking a historical record, at a time when the climate of our country provides planting with two seasons in the districts with intensive agriculture in the country (Berat, Lushnjë, Fier, Divjakë).

Producers in the area of ??Fier and Berat explained this trend of imports with the reduction of domestic production, especially in greenhouses. Most production in Albanian greenhouses has contracts with exporters and deliver the goods to their warehouses.

Exports of vegetables in the same period have increased by 7 percent. This growth has been driven by the large investments of the packers in cold storage and in the export chains and the increase in the demand from abroad this year. Growing exports with a declining production have boosted imports of greens, which reached their peak this year, replacing shortages in the domestic market of local produce.

The monthly data of imports of greens 2022 compared to 2021 show that the spring months of January, February and March imports of greens have increased more. In the first months of 2022, Albanian farmers hesitated to plant in the first season due to the losses they suffered with the plantings of 2021.

Later, after the war in Ukraine, which significantly increased the costs and prices of greens, farmers increased planting in early summer, but still imports remained high from June to September.

From 2006 to 2021, imports of greens fluctuated and in most years came with a decrease as a result of the increase in domestic production in fields and greenhouses. Years with an increase in imports usually represent seasons with unusual climatic changes such as floods or droughts, which have damaged domestic production and consumption has been replaced by imports.

The agricultural sector is experiencing multiple difficulties resulting from high input costs and labor shortages. Last season's high costs from the increase in the prices of chemical fertilizers on the one hand and the removal of the VAT compensation to collectors further worsened the situation.

Data on economic growth in the first quarter of the year show that the country's economy grew by 4.1%, while the agricultural sector remained stagnant with an annual GDP change of only 0.1%./ Monitor

 

Most read