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"It is clear that we will be unable to penetrate the global market with our milk, butter, and sour cream. The Russian market will never be the same, we must look for new markets. We will require completely new niche products in order to draw attention on these markets," Straujuma said.

She also indicated that an even tougher competition is expected for fruit and vegetable producers, thus, the only solution for producers is to cooperate in order to be represented in supermarkets.

"Imports will continue to dominate, therefore there is no other choice than to discuss setting up joint stands of Latvian products in supermarkets. It would be easier to achieve this through cooperation, I see no other way," the prime minister said.

Straujuma also urged to focus on agricultural development after 2020, taking into account that Brussels is soon to come out with new proposals.