Bulgaria: Ukrainian strawberries and raspberries flood the market at symbolic prices

Published 2023년 3월 29일

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Bulgarian fruit growers are facing challenges due to the lack of increased coupled support for their industry and the impact of duty-free imports from Ukraine. The war in Ukraine has also caused frequent power outages, affecting the storage of strawberries and raspberries, which are then sold at symbolic prices, undermining native production. The cost of labor and other production expenses exceed the revenue from these crops, leading to financial strain. Additionally, concerns about potential crop losses due to extreme weather conditions threaten the future of Bulgarian fruit production.

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The rates of coupled support for fruit growers are at last year's level, although they had an expectation of more funds as their costs jumped quite a bit. However, the duty-free import of agricultural goods from Ukraine also affects them. Vote: Do you see meaning in farm protests right now? "Last year, the opening of the borders was not felt for the early crops, but that was not the case with plums and peaches, which are harvested later. We receive one aid for the war in Ukraine, and then they take it away from us, because of the low prices of the finished products, and sometimes because of the lack of them at all," Dimitar Rachev, a cherry producer from the Tutrakan region and a member of the Board of Directors, commented to Agri.BG The Union of Danube Fruit Growers. He warns of a problem in the industrial production of strawberries and raspberries that is currently looming. Due to the war in Ukraine, there are frequent power outages and refrigerators for storing strawberries and ...

Source: Agri