Milk farmers have continued protests but entrances to dairies have been unblocked, the leader of the Croatian Federation of Milk Farmers' Associations, Igor Resetar, confirmed on Saturday morning.
Resetar said the protesting farmers would remain at protest sites until their demands were met, adding that entrances to dairies were no longer blocked.
He reiterated that the Agriculture Ministry and the government should find a way to help milk farmers reduce their costs and resolve the current situation regarding the purchase price of milk.
Dairy farmers have been protesting outside the Dukat dairy company in Zagreb and the Sirela dairy factory in Bjelovar since Tuesday. They also staged protests in Djakovo outside Dukat's logistics centre and in front of the KIM dairy factory in Karlovac.
The protesting farmers want Dukat to withdraw its offer for the purchase price of raw milk for February of HRK 2.30, which is about HRK 0.40 less than until now, and they demand the average purchase price of milk to be similar to the average price in the EU.
