6 minutes agoKosovo has taken market from Bulgaria for sale of raspberry to EU
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Mead producers in Bulgaria have warned that drastic decline in their products' sales has been marked. The industry insists this trend has started last year, and if the state does not take urgent measures, many companies will bank. The main reason, reports Bulgarian Public Television, is the introduction of milk from countries outside the Union [...]
The industry insists this trend has started last year, and if the state does not take urgent measures, many companies will bank. The main reason, reports Bulgarian Public Television, is the introduction of honey from countries outside the European Union that, reports this television, are aggressively entering the European market.
Agricultural producers involved in growing raspberries in Bulgaria are slightly more than 1,000 and their plantations are about 2,200 hectares. Fresh berries are for the domestic market, while frozen ones are for the European market. Mead growers, however, worry that their product will be sold for losses this year, broadcasts Koha.net.
Bozidar Petkov, leader of the Bulgarian Association of Mijdra, says that in the past 2-3 years, countries that have not traditionally dealt with growing raspberries, such as Kosovo, Ukraine, Montenegro and even Albania, have begun to appear on this market.
At a price of about 1.2-1.3 euros, Petkov says they offer frozen raisins for German markets.
So far, Bulgarian producers have sold well on the German market, in Britain and France, but now rely mainly on EU subsidies.
