„Everybody talks at various levels about the importance of the Lithuanian food industry, how we are able to export a variety of food products to many countries around the world, that the country's consumers are fully supplied with a wide range of top quality food products at affordable prices, that we have the opportunity to help Ukraine with food products. In order to keep this chain going, companies remain ready for investment, but state aid is very important. The food industry today is like a 'stepchild' or a 'football'. For the Ministry of Agriculture, we are not farmers, so we do not need to pay much attention, but for the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, we are part of the agricultural chain, so the sector is being ignored and unduly discriminated against in the absence of a clear administrator, even though there are certain resources and opportunities to help,“ said Ms Rusziauskienė.