On Monday, July 14th, Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze participated in the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, and met with ministers from the Baltic Sea countries to discuss region-specific issues related to fisheries and peat production. During the Council meeting, Denmark — currently holding the EU Council Presidency — presented its presidential priorities, and the ministers of the Member States discussed current challenges in the agricultural and food product markets. Minister Armands Krauze highlighted the difficulties caused by heavy rainfall for agriculture in Latvia and pointed out that inequality still exists at the EU level concerning the import of Russian mineral fertilizers. Although…