Bulgarian farmers are protesting against the import of grain from Ukraine
Sunflower Seed
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Published Mar 16, 2023
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Bulgarian farmers with 50 tractors blocked the route Ruse - Pleven, protesting against the import of agricultural products from Ukraine. They believe that duty-free imports of Ukrainian wheat and sunflowers will bankrupt farmers, as low prices for grain from Ukraine reduce the competitiveness of Bulgarian products. The participants of the action sent a note of protest to the Minister of Agriculture with complaints about overcrowded granaries and the impossibility of settling accounts with counterparties. We will remind that the Polish authorities have decided to compensate their farmers for the losses caused by the significant volume of Ukrainian grain exports, so they will pay them subsidies for the sold grain - wheat and corn. According to the report of the Global Agricultural Information Network of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Ministry of Agriculture, despite the increase in the area of oilseed crops in Bulgaria by 8% compared to last year, their production will remain at the level of 2.4 million tons due to a decrease in productivity against the background of .. .
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Bulgarian farmers with 50 tractors blocked the route Ruse - Pleven, protesting against the import of agricultural products from Ukraine. They believe that duty-free imports of Ukrainian wheat and sunflowers will bankrupt farmers, as low prices for grain from Ukraine reduce the competitiveness of Bulgarian products. The participants of the action sent a note of protest to the Minister of Agriculture with complaints about overcrowded granaries and the impossibility of settling accounts with counterparties. We will remind that the Polish authorities have decided to compensate their farmers for the losses caused by the significant volume of Ukrainian grain exports, so they will pay them subsidies for the sold grain - wheat and corn. According to the report of the Global Agricultural Information Network of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Ministry of Agriculture, despite the increase in the area of oilseed crops in Bulgaria by 8% compared to last year, their production ...
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