Rokiškio sūris is the largest

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s company in

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. Rokiškio sūris is listed in the

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under the ticker symbol RSU1L. In 2014, due to sanctions on Russia, the company stopped its exports to

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. Since 2015, the company has started exporting its products to Chile. Since 2017, Rokiškio has been exporting

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cheese to China. In 2017, New Zealand's dairy company

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bought 10% of Rokiškio sūris shares. Since 2021, Rokiškio sūris has been exporting its products to China via

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due to decreased relations with China. In Canada and the United States, some of the company's products were spotted for sale under

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n names.

History

In 1957, first data on the production of dairy products in the old Rokiškis manor dairy have been recorded. In 1961, the Council of Ministers of

Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (Lithuanian SSR; lt, Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika; russian: Литовская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Litovskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialistiche ...

adopted a resolution on the construction of a cheese factory in Rokiškis. In 1991, company was privatized.

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Official website
Dairy products companies of Lithuania Companies listed on Nasdaq Vilnius {{DEFAULTSORT:Rokiškio sūris

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