Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Imports from Ukraine will not be labeled as Bulgarian-produced grain

Minister Gechev
Photo: Borislava Borisova

There is no risk of Ukrainian grain being labeled as Bulgarian-produced, because it must have a certificate of origin,  Minister of Agriculture Yavor Gechev has told BNR. The minister opposes intervention of the state in the purchase of agricultural products because the prices are global.

Gechev defined as an anomaly the fact that countries such as Bulgaria, Poland and Romania, which comply with the green requirements of the EU and do not use genetically modified varieties, are under pressure from Ukrainian imports. Ukrainian grain is not bound by the requirements of the EU and enters the neighboring markets at lower prices.

For the sake of solidarity, imports will continue, but in order to preserve the difference in quality, mixing of the products will not be allowed, the minister pointed out.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Delyan Dobrev

The ruling parties want to limit the export of some fuels in order to avoid speculation

The ruling majority has introduced a bill limiting the export of diesel and aviation fuel. “This is a temporary measure. There is fuel for months to come, not counting the State Reserve,” Delyan Dobrev from the GERB party, said...

published on 10/31/25 1:23 PM
Red Cross vehicles carrying the bodies of two deceased hostages handed over by Hamas

Hamas returns body of hostage who also had Bulgarian citizenship to Israel

Israel announced that it had identified the bodies of hostages Sahar Baruch and Amiram Kuper. They were handed over by Hamas on the evening of October 30 to the Red Cross in Gaza, BTA reported. "Following the identification process..

published on 10/31/25 1:04 PM

The euro will not change real estate prices after January 1, 2026

The real estate market in Bulgaria has been in the eurozone for a long time. Prices will not undergo significant changes after the introduction of the common currency. This was what financier Levon Hampartzoumian said at the 11th..

published on 10/31/25 11:44 AM