In that period, a negative trade balance of agricultural produce was registered, the Opposition MP warned.
For instance, the import of pork exceeded HRK 1.2 billion, while at the same time more than 2,000 family-run farms are closed down each year, Reiner said during a debate on the final agriculture bill.
Deputy Agriculture Minister Snjezana Spanjol explained that pork exports had deteriorated drastically due to a the case of swine fever.
As for the bakery sector, Spanjol said that last year, the authorities amended the wheat standards rules that were in place since 1954.
We hope that changes aimed at high-quality production and cooperation with farmers, producers and suppliers will yield results, she added.
The agriculture bill also enables the donation of food supplies to the destitute and people stricken by natural disasters and accidents.
The new legislation creates a framework for the absorption of 800 million from EU funds per year for the agricultural sector, she added.
(EUR 1 = HRK 7.7)