Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture Todor Dzhikov: The traders have one chest in front of the real farmers

Published 2022년 9월 19일

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Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture, Todor Dzhikov, has expressed concern over the disadvantage native producers face due to auctioneers who do not bear costs, staff, or pay taxes. To counter this, the government is set to regulate the wholesale trade and establish specialized warehouses for trade regulation with a single operator within two weeks. Additionally, mushroom producers will be included in the new program to assist them from next year. The government aims to increase organic areas to 10% by 2030, five times the current figure. The low purchasing power of Bulgarians is highlighted as a significant issue in the sector.

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At the moment, native producers cannot fight with auctioneers who do not have costs and staff, do not pay taxes. They have one chest in front of the real producers, commented for Agri.BG the official Minister of Agriculture Todor Dzhikov. A new blow to producers: 100 tons of Macedonian plums at 40 st./kg are imported per day He attended the opening of a modern seed production line in Sadovo on September 14. We spoke to him about current issues and what is currently being worked on in the fruit and vegetable sector. Within 2 weeks, we are making a change in the working group in order to be able to regulate the wholesale trade - both at traders and at fruit and vegetable warehouses. There will be specialized approved warehouses that can carry out this activity with only one operator. Teams of experts will visit the shell plantations, as there is a high percentage of gardens that are not in good agro-ecological condition. At the same time, they participate in the allocation of ...

Source: Agri