{"id":201431,"date":"2026-02-14T14:57:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=201431"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:57:52","slug":"fourth-day-of-ibar-highway-blockade-dairy-farmers-despite-fatigue-refuse-to-give-up-on-their-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/fourth-day-of-ibar-highway-blockade-dairy-farmers-despite-fatigue-refuse-to-give-up-on-their-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"FOURTH DAY OF IBAR HIGHWAY BLOCKADE: Dairy Farmers, Despite Fatigue, Refuse to Give Up on Their Demands!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Milk producers and farmers who have blocked the Ibar Highway in the village of Mr\u010dajevci near \u010ca\u010dak stated this morning that after four days of blockade they are tired, but they will not give up, and the blockade will continue until their demands are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Predrag Veljkovi\u0107, a member of the \u0160umadija and Pomoravlje Milk Producers Association, told <strong>Beta Agency<\/strong> that no officials have approached them directly, aside from issuing statements and commenting on their protest in the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSerbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 commented on our protest last night and said that the state cannot ban the import of milk and other agricultural products because then it would not be able to export. That is not what we are asking for,\u201d Veljkovi\u0107 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that they are requesting the introduction of protective tariffs and quotas on milk and meat imports, \u201cand he (Vu\u010di\u0107) has not commented on that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Veljkovi\u0107 noted that today the blockade is allowing passage only for citizens visiting the cemetery due to Zadu\u0161nice, as the local cemetery is near the blocked section of the Ibar Highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said that members of the Agricultural Producers Association \u201cStig\u201d from Po\u017earevac visited them at the blockade last night and announced that they will organize road blockades in the coming days in support of the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"u4QzwgOSUk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/srbija-stize-u-valjevo-danas-veliki-protest-studenata-povodom-6-meseci-od-brutalnog-nasilja-policije-evo-sta-je-plan\/\">SRBIJA STI\u017dE U VALJEVO: Danas veliki protest studenata povodom 6 meseci od brutalnog nasilja policije, evo \u0161ta je plan!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#132;SRBIJA STI\u017dE U VALJEVO: Danas veliki protest studenata povodom 6 meseci od brutalnog nasilja policije, evo \u0161ta je plan!&#147; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/srbija-stize-u-valjevo-danas-veliki-protest-studenata-povodom-6-meseci-od-brutalnog-nasilja-policije-evo-sta-je-plan\/embed\/#?secret=iBeENcK869#?secret=u4QzwgOSUk\" data-secret=\"u4QzwgOSUk\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Demands of Dairy Farmers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farmers are calling on the government to introduce protective tariffs and quotas on milk and meat imports and to safeguard domestic production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also demand anti-dumping measures for products threatening local agriculture, the restoration of milk and meat prices to pre-reduction levels, and guaranteed milk purchases for every producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants in the Ibar Highway blockade emphasize that the situation in the dairy sector is much worse than three years ago, when farmers first protested due to low purchase prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blockade, organized by the \u010ca\u010dak Agricultural Association \u201c\u0160ajka\u010da\u201d and the Kraljevo Milk Producers Association of \u0160umadija and Pomoravlje, began on Wednesday at 1 PM and has continued uninterrupted since, without incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/pedophile-arrested-in-new-belgrade-he-touched-himself-on-his-private-parts-in-front-of-children-then-beat-a-boy-with-a-pole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PEDOPHILE ARRESTED IN NEW BELGRADE: He touched himself on his private parts in front of children, then beat a boy with a pole!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/only-seven-days-left-nis-submitted-a-new-request-for-a-special-license-from-the-us-department-of-the-treasury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ONLY SEVEN DAYS LEFT: NIS submitted a new request for a special license from the US Department of the Treasury!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/horror-in-ivanjica-dangerous-poison-scattered-on-the-streets-several-dogs-died-human-health-also-endangered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HORROR IN IVANJICA: Dangerous poison scattered on the streets, several dogs died, human health also endangered!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/miomir-in-the-quarter-finals-kecmanovic-achieved-an-important-victory-in-dallas-over-the-24th-ranked-tennis-player-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MIOMIR IN THE QUARTER-FINALS: Kecmanovi\u0107 achieved an important victory in Dallas over the 24th-ranked tennis player in the world!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-greatest-serbian-diplomat-heres-why-jovan-ristic-is-known-as-the-thomas-jefferson-of-serbia-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE GREATEST SERBIAN DIPLOMAT: Here\u2019s Why Jovan Risti\u0107 Is Known as the Thomas Jefferson of Serbia!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-birth-of-the-nemanjic-dynasty-the-story-of-stefan-the-first-crowned-and-the-creation-of-the-first-serbian-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE BIRTH OF THE NEMANJI\u0106 DYNASTY: The story of Stefan the First-Crowned and the creation of the first Serbian kingdom!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>:  Kurir,\u00a0<strong>Foto<\/strong>: Mladen Mijatovi\u0107<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milk producers and farmers who have blocked the Ibar Highway in the village of Mr\u010dajevci near \u010ca\u010dak stated this morning that after four days of blockade they are tired, but they will not give up, and the blockade will continue until their demands are met. 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