Bulgaria: imported eggs sold as local produce

The poultry industry is grappling with a major concern: the relabelling of imported eggs and chicken meat, raising issues of authenticity and traceability within Bulgaria. Daniel Bozhankov, head of the Association of Industrial Poultry Breeding, highlighted this ongoing problem, stating that imported products were often repackaged and falsely presented as Bulgarian in the market network.…

Ukraine: over UAH 67 billion in bank loans granted to 12,700 agricultural enterprises for development

Since the beginning of the year, 12,700 Ukrainian agricultural enterprises have received UAH 67.6 billion in bank loans for development. Of these, 9,800 enterprises received UAH 38.7 billion in loans under the Government’s Affordable Loans at 5-7-9 programme. Agricultural enterprises in the following regions received the largest amount of loans under various programmes: Kyiv region…