site.btaUPDATED Grain Producers Protesting against Ukrainian Grain Imports

Dimitrina Solakova

A tractor with a protest banner reading "The Bulgarian Land Feeds the Bulgarian People!" (BTA Photo)

Sofia/Stara Zagora, Southern Bulgaria,

14.09.2022 12:22 | UPDATED 14.09.2022 17:25

(BTA)

According to National Grain-growers Association (NGA) head Kostadin Kostadinov , the reasons for the protests have accumulated over time, but over the last several months the problems have escalated to the point where the sector is facing mass bankruptcies, inability to pay rents, and significant indebtedness between companies.

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