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Importers reassure Albanians, food and flour supplies will not be lacking

Politiko 2022-03-04 08:17:36

The main importers of flour and food guaranteed that the country will not suffer from supplies, despite the situations and difficulties created initially by the Covid-19 pandemic and now the Russia-Ukraine war.

Eleni Babameto, who owns the company "Teuta", one of the largest importers of food items in the country (Oil, sugar, flour, rice, beans, etc.) said that the international market is suffering from some problems created by the pandemic in supply chains, but she said that importing companies in Albania with long experience have guaranteed supplies.

"Citizens need to be reassured that food will not be lacking," she said. Ms. Babameto said that her company already has suppliers from Peru, China and distant countries of the world and has the ability to provide the necessary quantities for the quantities that Albania needs.

The same assurance was given by Adi Haxhiymeri who is one of the largest operators of wheat import in the country and with products and by-products of the source "Prima". He claimed that Albanian grain import companies have already managed to find suppliers from other countries, removing their dependence on Russian markets. He said the country will continue to be supplied with wheat normally and assured citizens not to panic shopping for fear that there will be no product on the market.

In recent days since the start of the war, citizens across the country have been making unusual purchases for fear of supply shortages and rising prices due to the Russia-Ukraine war as the country is one of the world's largest grain exporters. .

"People are taking out loans and debts to carry out unusual food supplies," said Samiu, a retailer in the May 5 area of the capital. This high demand further drives up prices in the domestic market, he asserted.

Across the country, but especially in the districts, people are carrying out large supplies for fear of war. Purchases are mainly focused on flour. Even before the Russian attacks on Ukraine, markets are suffering from the high demand that emerged during the food pandemic.

Paratë e kursyera nga mungesa e udhëtimeve u kanalizuan në një konsum më të lartë në ushqime dhe artikuj të furniturës për shtëpi. Kërkesa e lartë e kombinuar me probleme në zinxhirët e furnizimit, të tilla si kostot e larta të transportit dhe mungesat e punonjësve çuan në një valë të re çmimesh në të gjithë artikujt pa përjashtim. Lufta e ka vështirësuar situatën edhe më tej.

Ukraina si një nga furnitorët kryesor me drithëra i ka kryer mbjelljet e grurit në vjeshtë, korrjet e të cilit do të kryhen në korrik. Por eksportet nga ky vend do të varen nga ecuria e luftës, ndërkohë ngjarjet po pengojnë mbjelljet e pranverës në kulturat e tjera të drithërave si misri, lule dielli etj.

According to data from the World Food Organization (FAO), global cereal consumption in 2022 is estimated at 2.8 billion tons, while global reserves are 824 million tons, capable of covering 29 percent of total global consumption./Monitor