Bulgaria: We will ask Brussels to protect native honey from cheap imports from Ukraine

Published 2024년 11월 13일

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Bulgaria's Cabinet has approved the country's stance for the November 18, 2024, Council of the European Union meeting in Brussels, focusing on agriculture and fisheries. The key issues to be discussed include the effect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on agricultural markets. Bulgaria is experiencing challenges in its egg and honey markets due to significant imports from Ukraine. Despite existing EU protective measures, Ukrainian honey prices remain low, threatening the local honey market. Consequently, Bulgaria plans to propose the implementation of more protective measures under Art. 4, paragraph 1 of the Autonomous Trade Measures for Ukraine (ATM) Regulation.

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The Cabinet approved the position of Bulgaria for the upcoming meeting of the Council of the European Union on Agriculture and Fisheries, which will be held on November 18, 2024. in Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium. In the field of agriculture, the Council will discuss the situation in agricultural markets, in particular following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Disturbances continue to be observed on the egg market in our country as a result of a sharp increase in imports from Ukraine. A serious increase has also been observed in the import of Ukrainian honey into Bulgaria, which makes it difficult to realize the local production. The significant quantities of Ukrainian honey entering the European market at very low prices are putting pressure on Bulgarian honey prices. The protective measures taken so far regarding the import of honey from Ukraine at the EU level do ...

Source: Agroplovdiv