Bulgaria: We don't have bread made from Ukrainian wheat

Published 2023년 5월 11일

Tridge summary

Bulgaria has confirmed that no Ukrainian wheat has been used in the production of bread, as all mills have been checked. Ukrainian wheat is only used for feed mixtures. The VAT on bread and flour will remain zero until the end of the year, leading to cheaper bread prices. However, the price of feed mixtures and consequently meat and meat products may increase.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

After extensive checks in all the mill enterprises in Bulgaria, it was found that not a single gram of Ukrainian wheat was processed anywhere. Bread in Bulgaria is produced only and only from Bulgarian wheat, Mariana Kukusheva, chairwoman of the National Branch Union, told "Nova News" of bakers and confectioners. According to her, Ukrainian wheat is used only and only for the production of feed mixtures. According to her, Bulgarian bread production has nothing to do with the limited import of Ukrainian grain. "Until the end of the year, the VAT on bread and flour will remain zero. From July 1, 2022, the price of bread will be cheaper between 17 and 26%. We are observing a slight increase in the price of bread by some producers. This is related to the big economic problem - payment of labor. Bread is the only food that kept its price for 10 months. ...

Source: Dnes