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Bulgarian grain growers’ subsidies probably will be paid in March or April

The prime minister ordered the finance minister to make accurate plans about grain growers’ subsidies, Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Miroslav Naydenov told journalists, cited by FOCUS News Agency. The plans will show when it would be possible to pay the subsidies earlier than planned – first tranche in the second half of March and the final tranche in April, said the minister. “We do not want to give them another unreal date. That’s why right now we cannot set an exact date. When we have an exact date, [...]

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Bulgarian grain growers to hold meeting, discuss unpaid subsidies

Sofia. Bulgaria’s National Association of Grain Growers is to hold a meeting on Tuesday, announced Association Chairperson Angel Vukodinov. The attendees are to discuss the Association’s upcoming activities in relation with the failure of the Agriculture Ministry and the government to pay the 2012 subsidies on 31 January 2013. The government’s overall policy on the sector is to be up for discussion, too, said Vukodinov.

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Bulgaria May Face Grain Shortage in 2013

Radoslav Hristov, Deputy Chair of the National Association of Grain Producers, has warned about a looming grain crisis in Bulgaria in 2013 as a result of which bread prices could spike over BGN 2. "After the abolition of national additional payments per area, the government will deal the heaviest blow to small and medium agricultural producers," Hristov said in a Thursday interview for Darik radio, commenting on the announcement for the suspension of this type of payments by Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov earlier the same day. Hristov said that branch [...]

admin2018-02-03T13:47:31+02:0019.10.2012|News|

Bulgaria’s Grain Producers Freeze Protests until End of January

The protests of Bulgaria's grain producers over subsidy cuts have ended for the year and will not be renewed until January 31 2012, protesters surprisingly announced on Wednesday. The grain producers are still waiting for the government to fulfill its commitments to the agricultural sector, their representatives declared during Wednesday's rally in front of the Alexander Navski cathedral in downtown Sofia. "The government has made a lot of promises it has to fulfill until this date (January 31 2012)– the subsidy determined by the size of the land, the lift [...]

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