Bulgaria: High feed prices are the biggest scourge - Simeon Karakolev

Published 2022년 4월 28일

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The National Sheep and Goat Breeding Association (NOCA) expresses concern over the impact of high feed prices on farmers, leading to the destruction of herds and potentially threatening food security. To address this, the Ministry of Agriculture in Ukraine is considering a system to provide livestock farmers with fodder, with the aim of preventing a sudden increase in product prices for consumers and ensuring national food security. NOCA's co-chairman, Simeon Karakolev, has emphasized the need for a solution to prevent further herd liquidations and the risk of Bulgaria becoming a net importer, rather than a net exporter, of grain. Additionally, he has called for government measures to motivate farmers to maintain quality female animals for breeding.

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High feed prices are the biggest scourge for farmers. Maybe from 1 month we expect the Ministry of Agriculture (MHM) to present a system through which to provide farmers. This was said by Simeon Karakolev - co-chairman of the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Association (NOCA) during a press conference for the jubilee edition of the Sheep Breeders' Fair, whose media partner is Agri.BG. Ukrainian grain is saved through Romania "We had two meetings with the Minister of Finance, including the Minister of Agriculture. They expressed readiness to allocate funds to provide livestock farmers with fodder. On the one hand, this will lead to a planned and less shocking increase in the price of the final product for consumers. On the other hand, it will satisfy the food security of the country ", Karakolev explained. According to him, there are two dangers at the moment. "With these high feed prices, breeders have begun to destroy their herds. This has been observed since autumn. According ...

Source: Agri