Livestock breeders comment on the milk market in Bulgaria: From extreme pessimism to optimistic expectations
Cow Milk
Bulgaria
Published Oct 28, 2022
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"Native agriculture has the opportunity to feed our population with everything - meat, milk, eggs, honey, fruits and vegetables, but currently provides only 25-30% of our food", commented a livestock breeder on the occasion of the latest economic studies showing that milk is becoming more expensive in our country, but it is also heading towards a deficit.
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What you told us: Costs are rising, but rates aren't budging Usually, when something in the market decreases in quantity, its price goes up, and this attracts more new entrants to it. The statistics, however, do not predict more animals and breeders, although they report an upward trend in milk prices. "At the moment, the price is BGN 1, excluding VAT, for a liter of cow's milk. The sheep reached a record this year - BGN 2 without VAT. The price is good, why is milk production falling in our country?", the breeder asks rhetorically. Another reader from Yambolsko writes about BGN 0.82 purchase price, specifying that the amount has increased by 15 cents, but feed, fuel, insurance and electricity have risen in price by much more, so producers are still at a loss. Another gives the example of Germany, where, according to him, the price of milk was twice as much as in our country, given the same costs for livestock breeders. "In the wake of this collapse, we've been banned from looking ...
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