Bulgarian growers take the fruit for processing in Romanian factories

Published 2024년 11월 8일

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North-Eastern Bulgarian fruit growers rely heavily on the Romanian market, despite issues with consumer demand and purchasing power. They benefit from professional exhibitions in Romania and transactions with both fresh market traders and processors. However, competition and imported goods have negatively impacted the cherry market, leading to low prices and difficulty selling domestically. Additionally, the sale of processed produce is displacing Bulgarian producers from traditional markets. Delays in fruit and vegetable payments and high labor costs further exacerbate the financial strain on farmers, who are facing an unstable and unsustainable agricultural policy. The European Commission and the new agricultural sector management in Brussels are sought after to implement measures to support and save the producers.

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For fruit growers from North-Eastern Bulgaria, the Romanian fruit market remains the leading one. "For us, this is the closest market in a big city. The Romanian capital has over 4 million. residents, while Sofia is far from us. Although there are problems with the reduced consumer demand and the reduced purchasing power of the Romanians, in general, a large part of the production from the region is sold on the Romanian market", commented Dimitrichka Tarpanova, chairperson of the Dobrudja Fruit Growers' Union. This explains the great interest in professional exhibitions in Romania, from where our producers return not only with arrangements for the sale of fruit, but also manage to purchase a lot of consumables and materials, which are cheaper there. Our fruit growers work not only with traders for the fresh market, but also with processors on the other side of the Danube. "The Romanians used to buy a lot of plums from Bulgaria, but after the introduction of an easier trade regime ...

Source: Agri