A month before Easter, the trade in Bulgarian lambs does not go well

Published 2023년 3월 22일

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Bulgarian sheep and goat breeders, Vasil Nikolov and Boyko Sinapov, have expressed concerns about the future of their business due to market failures and what they perceive as administrative obstacles. The entry of Bulgaria into the EU and the actions of commercial chains have led to a decline in the domestic market for lamb and a lack of regulation for wool and leather waste, resulting in financial strain for farmers. The Ministry of Agriculture's support of the 'circular economy' is under scrutiny, given the lack of buyers for wool and leather. The article also mentions a preference among Bulgarian dairies for European raw materials over local milk, and the direct sales of meat and milk products by some farmers to bypass these issues. The Bulgarian Animal Breeders' Union (BABH) is taking steps to support farmers by providing a list of companies selling directly from their farms, aiming to build consumer trust and support for local agriculture.

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Original content

The failures in animal husbandry have long closed the foreign markets for Bulgarian lambs, and for several years the domestic market has been actively shrinking, which is a signal that within a few years another sub-sector of agriculture will be destroyed - it is about sheep and goat breeding. The forecasts are from two of the relatively large sheep breeders in the country - Vasil Nikolov from the city of Zemen and Boyko Sinapov from Kardzhaliysko, who is also on the board of the "United Bulgarian Livestock Breeders". Both are categorical in the planned failure of their native business, because after the country's entry into the EU, the administration works not in defense, but against the producers of Bulgarian meat and milk, therefore "our children in the future will eat bugs and worms instead of the delicious meat that can be produced in the country", commented Vasil Nikolov for Sinor.bg readers. The motives of the two farmers for the mistaken domestic market are also supported ...

Source: Sinor