Bulgaria: Beef and veal prices jumped by more than 10%
Frozen Bone-In Beef
Veal
Bulgaria
Published Dec 20, 2021
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In recent months, beef and veal prices have risen by 10 to 13% from last year's levels. This is shown by the latest data from the Center for Economic Research in Agriculture (SARA). Their growth is mainly due to the upward dynamics of European prices, and the upward trend is expected to continue until the end of 2021. According to the statistics of the European Commission (EC), while red meat was traded for 4185 BGN / ton of slaughter weight in August this year, their estimated price for December reached 4400 BGN / ton. Preliminary data from the Ministry of Agriculture show that the production of beef and veal in slaughterhouses by the end of September amounted to 4.56 thousand tons, which is an increase of 7 percent compared to the same period in 2020 According to SARA estimates, by the end of the year the amount of beef and veal produced in industrial conditions could reach 6.7 thousand tons or a 7.2% increase on an annual basis. According to experts, the increase in the price ...
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