Bulgaria sausage and salami is made only from imported meat

Published 2021년 3월 25일

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Bulgaria relies heavily on imported meat for sausage production, with 70% of meat consumption being imported and only 30% locally sourced. The African swine fever pandemic has significantly impacted the country's meat production and pricing, leading to a decrease in live animals slaughtered and a nearly 25% decrease in industrial production. The European Commission has announced plans to lift some restrictions on pig and pork production and trade in five Bulgarian districts, previously imposed due to the pandemic.

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Sausages, including a large part of the sausage, are produced in Bulgaria mainly from imported meat, Monitor has learned. "Currently, about 70% of the meat consumed is imported, and only 30% is produced in our territory. All Bulgarian meat goes for fresh consumption, not for processing and sausages. The countries we buy from are mainly European - Germany, Great Britain and Spain. "Before the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), about 50% of the production of pork consumed in Bulgaria was carried out in Bulgaria," Dimitar Mihailov, executive director of the Association of Pig Breeders, told Monitor. According to him, the ASF pandemic also affected prices - in the beginning they fell, but this is a natural course of the disease. According to the businessman, prices are dictated by what is happening in Germany. In addition, most people in our country have been forced to reduce the number of their animals in order to minimize the risk. "Then, when ASF occurred in China and Central ...

Source: Monitor