Balgarianovinite.com Speaking during the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg, Bulgarian caretaker Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Hristanov warned that without crisis funding, Bulgarian farmers are effectively forced into a choice between low yields and high prices, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.
Hristanov said that one of the main challenges for EU producers is the rising cost of fertilizers and fuels following the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. In Bulgaria, diesel fuel prices increased by around 37% between February and early April, while mineral fertilizers rose by approximately 30%. This coincides with the spring sowing season, driving up production costs and worsening the competitiveness of Bulgarian farmers.
The minister also drew attention to the dairy market, where the domestic milk purchase price has fallen to EUR 0.27 despite rising costs. Bulgaria believes that the full set of instruments under the Common Market Organisation should be used, including the agricultural reserve and measures for temporary voluntary production reduction.
The Bulgarian position is that unused funds under Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) interventions and programmes should be available for emergency support in times of crisis, including shocks in production costs. Hristanov stressed that activation and disbursement of such measures must be swift.
Regarding the future parameters of the CAP, the Minister said that degressive reduction in support should not harm competitiveness. He argued that the proposed thresholds are too low and could negatively affect small and medium-sized farmers, who are essential for food security and the vitality of rural areas. He also highlighted the need for full external convergence of direct payments.
Hristanov additionally addressed sustainable forest management, calling for practices that reduce the accumulation of flammable materials, including extensive grazing livestock systems, agroforestry approaches, mosaic landscapes, and active vegetation management. According to Bulgaria, wildfire prevention requires an integrated, preventive, and territorially targeted approach involving local communities. Without Crisis Funding, Bulgarian Farmers Face Choice Between Low Yields and High Prices, Caretaker Agriculture Minister Hristanov Says 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-27 17:09:15 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