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Article: Croatian pets scarf down imported food.(commercial pet food not produced in Croatia, depends on imports)
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- AgExporter
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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Since Croatia does not produce pet food commercially, doting owners spent $20 million on imported pet food in 2001.
Official figures showed U.S. pet food sales to Croatia at only $478,000 in 2001. However, U.S. pet food products transshipped through, other countries would likely bring the value of U.S. branded imports closer to $1.2 million.
With the Croatian population aging and standards of living slowly rising, pampered pets are becoming more commonplace. About 300,000 dogs are registered; an estimated half million cats have adopted families.
The market for dog and cat food, which rose a robust 19 percent over the past three years, is largely ...