Balgarianovinite.com Branch organizations are calling for a cap on retail markups in stores. This transpired from a statement of Dimitar Zorov, co-chairman of the National Union of Cattle Breeders, following a meeting initiated by Prime Minister Rumen Radev in connection with government measures to curb rising prices, ensure transparency in pricing, counter unfair trade practices, and protect Bulgarian producers and food quality. The meeting took place at the Council of Ministers on Thursday. Ministers, representatives of regulatory and oversight bodies, nationally representative trade union and employer organizations, as well as branch organizations from the agriculture and food sectors participated in the discussion.
According to the sector, there should be a cap on markups. “We want retail chains to adopt the practices used by their parent companies in Western countries, where maximum markups are up to 35%,” Zorov said. “For a short period of time, we want measures that will narrow the gap created by excessively high markups, which currently range between 70% and 130%,” he added.
According to him, this would free up 40% in financial resources. “We want part of these funds to be directed toward consumers, which would mean lower prices, while the remaining funds should go to struggling milk producers and vegetable growers,” Zorov explained.
In his view, the food that Bulgarians should consume is the food produced in the country.
Zorov noted that producers were satisfied with Thursday’s meeting, especially with Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s conclusion that there should be a balance in the distribution of added value throughout the entire supply chain, greater transparency, and, above all, renewed attention to the quality of food products.
Tsvetan Tsekov, one of the founders of the National Fruit and Vegetable Branch Chamber, said that during the meeting they heard a serious commitment from the state to protect Bulgarian consumers and producers.
“We believe that the specific measures that will be taken will mark the beginning of the recovery of vulnerable sectors. We are pleased that the agri-food supply chain will be brought to light and that it will become clear who is distorting prices,” he noted.
According to Simeon Karakolev, co-chairman of the National Sheep Breeding and Goat Breeding Association, the state “is back in the game” with oversight of supplies along the agri-food chain.
“There is a major asymmetry in pricing, and this affects the two most vulnerable groups – producers and consumers. Through legislative amendments, the state does not want to interfere in the work of retail chains or dictate prices, but rather to bring transparency to the entire process and restore fair markups. There is a market flaw, and it must be corrected,” he said. Branch Organizations Call for Retail Markup Cap 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-14 15:41:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law