Milk Crisis in Bulgaria: Consumers Suffer, Producers Barely Break Even

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) has highlighted a troubling disparity in Bulgaria’s dairy sector: consumers face some of the highest prices for dairy products in the European Union, while local producers and processors struggle to survive. On Tuesday, the CPC convened a meeting in Plovdiv with dairy producers and processors from across the country, hosted by the Agricultural University - Plovdiv. This marked the first external meeting held by the Commission as part of its in-depth sectoral analysis of the essential food market, with a specific focus on milk and dairy products. ...