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[Cyprus Times] "Closure of livestock units a matter of time". Goat and sheep farmers prepare to protest

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Protest demonstration by goat and sheep farmers' groups on halalumi

A meeting of representatives of all goat and sheep farmers' groups will be held on Thursday, 5 May in Choirokoitia, it was unanimously decided to hold a dynamic protest event on Wednesday, 18 May 2022, the groups said in a statement, calling on all goat farmers to participate dynamically.

In the statement issued on Saturday, they specify that "this decision was taken because of the unjustified delay in the preparation of PDO halalumi, despite 7 months having passed since 1 October 2021 and the defiant lack of controls on halalumi production."

In the same statement they say that dramatic increases in feed prices have exceeded 115%, but milk has not been given a single cent increase by cheese makers and add that given the parallel large increases in oil, electricity, fertilizers, seeds, consumables, etc, The announcement is signed by the Limassol Goat and Sheep Farmers Group "The Shepherd", the O.P.A. Producers Group of Goat and Sheep Producers, the Paphos Goat and Sheep Producers Group (Tseligas), M P.O.AI, SEPTICA, the Akamas - Paphos Area Sheep Producers Group (AP) and the West Nicosia Goat and Sheep Producers Group.


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