Bulgaria: The purchase price of organic almonds is falling, while the price of the nut is increasing in stores
Almond Kernel
Bulgaria
Published Nov 3, 2022
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"The cost of production has increased significantly, and sales prices have decreased," organic fruit and vegetable producer Veselin Tsvetkov told Agri.BG.
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To the European Public Prosecutor's Office: A farmer tells about a corruption scheme involving public officials Logic says that, against the backdrop of rising inflation, the purchase prices in primary production should also rise. However, according to the long-time farmer, this is not the case, especially for crops with exchange prices and with competition from countries where the cost price is lower, respectively, the production is cheaper. For years, producers of fruits and vegetables in our country have been calling the battle with imports from Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, and Albania an unequal battle. However, it turns out that the market is also complicated for less mainstream cultures. Veselin has 360 decares with organic almonds. He shared that finding a good price for them this year was not possible. “The buyers I work with have the ability to buy from an external market as well. They say that in Spain or Italy the price is 5 euros and either you agree to the proposed ...
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