“The most unfortunate thing is that the Bulgarian government cannot realize that we are on the verge of a food crisis. No measures have been taken in 2 months. The government had decided to buy grain from an old harvest, I was against it, a month later it starts harvest, not bought and 1 kg.
The state can create obstacles, but it cannot restrict exports, “former Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme told. It is increasingly said that the food crisis is knocking on the door.
He is adamant that no producer will agree to sell his grain to the state at a price of BGN 600, after the wheat is loaded at BGN 670 per ton at the port of Bourgas.
Dikme expects bread to continue to rise in price.
“The price per kilogram of bread will not be below BGN 3. I expect there will be an increase in the price and a subsequent increase soon. But grain producers are not to blame, they are not speculators. Last year they fertilized with fertilizers for BGN 500 per ton, now – by 2000 BGN, the fuel of BGN 1.50 is now BGN 3.50. The prime cost is different “, said the former Minister of Agriculture.
And he recommended that the government adequately help the socially disadvantaged.
“It will not be a problem for the rich to make bread for BGN 20, but for the poor bread of BGN 3 and yoghurt of BGN 2 will be a problem. There is much more VAT revenue in the budget. From each bottle of oil the treasury collects BGN 1. There is money, the state must know how to distribute it properly “, Dikme emphasized.
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