Dairy product

For June, inflation in Bulgaria decreased to 8.7 percent compared to a year earlier and for the month a deflation of minus 0.4 percent was reported, i.e. prices decrease compared to the month of May. This is the second time this has happened since the beginning of this year.

"100 percent will be the mark-up of a kilogram of ordinary mass cheese compared to last year," said a dairy producer in the Targovishte village of Davidovo. The dairy also produces boutique cheese with truffles.

Turkey's exports of milk and other dairy products to China will resume, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said on May 21 and added that 54 Turkish companies will be able to export to China.

In a tweet, Pekcan said she welcomed the Chinese dairy market opening to Turkish exporters, after Chinese authorities deemed Turkey an exportable country.

Veganism must be recognized as a religion and protected by anti-discrimination law - a British zoologist will plead in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, Reuters reported.

Jordi Casamitjana, an "ethical vegan," is suing his former employer, the League Against Cruel Sports, for wrongful dismissal after a dispute over retirement investments in animal testing companies.

Japanese dairy products maker Meiji has expressed interest in investing in Bulgaria's southwestern region of Petrich, according to a media statement of the Petrich Municipality.

Bulgaria's Deputy Economy Minister Lyuben Petrov met with representatives of Meiji in Sofia in early March.

Renzo Daviddi, the deputy head of EU Delegation, said Thursday that the country has to raise standards and adopt the necessary veterinary and food safety legislation to be allowed to export milk to the EU. 

Daviddi said there were a lot of technical issues to be solved by various institutions but political will was needed to make a breakthrough.