Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria lacks a consistent policy for its fruit-growing sector, Fruit and Vegetable Branch Chamber – Sliven Chair Kosta Petrov told BTA at the Golden Peach Festival in Gavrailovo on Sunday. The festival in the Sliven Region village was in its 24th edition.
Asked whether the Ministry of Agriculture and Food had shown any interest in producers’ problems following media coverage of the issue, Petrov said it had not.
Spain produces about 1.2 million tonnes of peaches annually and exports close to one million tonnes, Petrov said. He attributed this to a well-developed government framework, cooperatives and well-organized production and sales.
“It must be clear what is being produced and how, and packaging lines are needed to prepare the produce for either the domestic market or export. There will be years with very good harvests of cherries, peaches and plums. If there is no organized system for selling the produce outside Bulgaria, it will remain on the domestic market and prices will fall,” Petrov said.
Petrov warned that orchards might be uprooted if producers were unable to sell their produce for several years.
The Golden Peach Festival was held for the 23rd time in July 2025 and had become one of the most significant events in the major peach-growing region. It was held under the patronage of the agriculture minister and organized by local institutions and producers.
Agriculture and Food Minister Plamen Abrovski met with the Fruit and Vegetable Branch Chamber leadership on June 11, 2026. The talks covered labour shortages, the fair distribution of agricultural funding, a long-term vision for the sector and a permanent-crop register designed to improve transparency and direct public resources to active farms. Fruit and Vegetable Branch Chamber Chair Petrov: Bulgaria Lacks Consistent Fruit-Growing Policy 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-02 14:28:00 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
