Dukat ready to buy up milk from Meggle contract farmers
- by croatiaweek
- in Business
ZAGREB, July 22 (Hina) – The Dukat company is willing to buy up milk from Meggle contract farmers, the Zagreb-based company stated on Wednesday after recently Meggle announced that it would shut down its plant in Osijek.
Dukat recalls that it cooperates with more than 2,000 small, medium and big milk producers throughout Croatia.
“The milk production in Slavonia must not cease,” says Dukat.
The decision made by Meggle Croatia prompted Agriculture Minister Marija Vuckovic and local authorities to hold a meeting with Meggle executives on Tuesday. After the meeting, the minister reassured contract farmers in the Osijek area that the buying up of their dairy products would continue.
Vuckovic said that all 280 contract farmers of Meggle Croatia should rest assured that the buying up of their products would continue. The 280 contract farmers have between 25,000 and 26,000 kilos of milk for sale. Dukat’s representatives also attended the meeting.
