Producers complain: They buy our peaches at BGN 0.60/kg

Peach producers in Sliven region have warned that the purchase price of their produce is BGN 0.60 per kilogram, which is below the cost price of the grown fruit. The purchase price of the compote peach has become clear after invoicing the delivered production. According to them, peaches are massively brought in from Greece, which are bought there at a price of 35 euro cents. For 15-20 years, the purchase price of peaches has not been increased, said Kosta Petrov, chairman of the association "Bulgarian Peach" Sliven. He qualifies the price as "insulting". "Wages, Wage fund, fertilizers, preparations, fuels - everything jumped. Those people who come to pick also want some kind of decent pay. We can be said to be doing a social activity. We pay everyone and finally we wait for Europe to give us some kind of subsidy to survive. Well, how long will this last?" he told BNR. Because of the purchase prices, the peach groves are under threat of destruction, and the young growers do not see ...