Bulgaria and Romania demand to ban Ukrainian honey

Published 2024년 11월 19일

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The Ministry of Agriculture of Bulgaria has requested the European Union to implement protective measures on the import of Ukrainian honey due to increased volumes entering the market at low prices, negatively impacting local honey sales. The request, backed by Romania, aims to address the challenge of duty-free quotas leading to market problems and to tackle the issue of counterfeit honey in the EU. Hungary, currently leading the EU, has supported the proposal, underscoring the need for action against fake honey and to protect local producers.

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This was reported by the Ministry of Agriculture of Bulgaria. It is noted that the request was supported by the representative of Romania. According to Takhov, the import of Ukrainian honey complicates the sale of local products. In particular, significant volumes of Ukrainian honey, which enter the European market at very low prices, exert great pressure on the prices of Bulgarian honey. "Besides the many problems facing the industry, over the past three years it has also faced competition from imports from Ukraine. The volume of honey imported from Ukraine to our country from January to October 2024 increased by more than 30% compared to the same period last year," Takhov emphasized, adding that the high level of imports from Ukraine puts Bulgarian producers in a difficult position. The Minister of Agriculture of Hungary, which currently presides over the EU, Istvan Nagy explained at the press conference following the meeting that Bulgaria and Romania demanded the application of ...

Source: AgroPortal.ua