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Low quality pork from Western Europe floods the Bulgarian market

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The share of Bulgarian pork in the national meat market is close to 30%. The rest is imported from Western European countries. This is what Ventsislav Slavov, chairman of the Association of Industrial Pig Breeding, told BNR Varna. 

According to him, the main importers of pork in the country are Spain, France, Germany and Belgium.

"Western European pork processors sell a large percentage of their production on their domestic markets, where the price is much higher than in Bulgaria. Most large producers in Europe are also net exporters. Meat that cannot be consumed domestically is exported and floods markets in Eastern Europe, including Bulgaria, Romania and Greece," Slavov explained. 

He assures that Bulgarian pork is better quality, fresher and is sold without undergoing heat treatment.

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