Bulgaria: Livestock farmers protest due to cheap milk

Published 2023년 4월 7일

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Bulgarian livestock farmers are protesting against the duty-free import of animal products from Ukraine, demanding that it cease to protect local farmers. They are suffering as the cost of selling milk has fallen significantly, reaching BGN 0.60-0.75/l for cow's milk, BGN 1/l for buffalo milk, and BGN 0.95-1.20/l for sheep's milk. This is unsustainable, especially with the cost of concentrated feed. Farmers are struggling to survive, with some already bankrupt, and are considering unionizing or closing the loop with a mini-dairy. If the EU extends its decision for duty-free imports from Ukraine for another year, farmers may be forced to request the state to cover costs through regulation, or change the farming team and seek intervention from EU experts.

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With posters "Bulgarian farmers are dying", "Bulgarian milk for yellow pennies" and "Milk is cheaper than water", livestock farmers joined the protest of grain producers on the border with Romania. They insist on stopping the duty-free import of all animal products from Ukraine, Agri.BG learned. Follow the protest thread with us HERE "The Bulgarian land feeds the Bulgarian people" and "For pure Bulgarian food" the protesters also insist. Unfortunately, they are currently forced to sell below cost. Some farms are already bankrupt, others will survive, but at the expense of the gray sector. "How long will the dairies make a mockery of our labor?" the farmers ask. Farmers report that in the region of Haskovo and Sliven, the purchase price of cow's milk fell to BGN 0.60-0.75/l. Buffalo milk in Vrachansko is bought for BGN 1/l, and sheep's milk costs BGN 0.95-1.20/l. "Isn't this a killer for farmers when the price of concentrated feed is BGN 0.80-0.90?", producers ask rhetorically in a ...

Source: Agri