Bulgaria: The raspberry market is in an extremely difficult situation, according to Petar Petrov

Published 2021년 8월 3일

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The article highlights the challenges faced by the raspberry farming industry in Loznitsa and Popovo, Bulgaria, despite the region's favorable soil and climatic conditions. The article emphasizes the need for appropriate government policies in irrigation, labor supply, and reducing administrative burdens to ensure the sector's sustainability. Petar Petrov, manager of the Refrigeration Base - Loznitsa, which processes 2,000 tons of raspberries per season for export, discusses the industry's difficulties, including the labor shortage, high costs of irrigation water, and issues with state subsidies and fines. Petrov calls for a shift in state priorities towards products with a positive export balance and criticizes the significant funding poured into the agricultural sector over the years, which he argues has not led to meaningful improvements.

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In the last 10 years Loznitsa and Popovo have become one of the leading regions in the production of raspberries in Bulgaria, and the soil and climatic conditions are an excellent prerequisite for this. Important deadlines in August However, the favorable soil and climate alone are not enough for the successful development of this business. If the state does not enter into its role of creating adequate policies for irrigation, labor supply and lower administrative burden, the future of raspberries will not be so bright. We talked about this topic at the Raspberry Festival in Loznitsa with Petar Petrov, manager of the Refrigeration Base - Loznitsa, which has been in the industry for 20 years. The company processes 2,000 tons of raspberries per season for the industry. All products are for export - mainly to the European market - France, Germany, Belgium. Between 20-30% of the raw material is from Petrov's farm - about 800 decares, and the main quantities of raspberries are bought ...

Source: Agri