Iliya Prodanov from the Bulgarian Grain Producers Affiliation is nervous. He says: "The previous months have been an actual check. In the intervening time, a big a part of our harvest remains to be in storage as a result of the worth of sunflower seeds was decrease than the manufacturing value for a number of months."
Like many in Jap Europe, farmers in Bulgaria have delayed promoting their merchandise whereas ready for costs to rise. However with the harvest approaching, time is operating out. They've been disputing this matter for a number of weeks.
They denounce the ineffectiveness of the so-called solidarity corridors – tax-free transit routes for Ukrainian items on roads, rails and in European ports.
Farmers say they assist the transit of Ukrainian items by means of Europe, however not on the expense of their native economies.
Iliya Prodanov says: "It isn't an issue for us to move all of the manufacturing, however in the meanwhile the transit will not be an actual transit. The products keep right here in Bulgaria".
In response, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia have spoken out in favour of an import ban on Ukrainian grain.
They need to have the ability to management the amount of Ukrainian grain. These are measures that violate European legislation.
Economist Armin Steinbach says: "A single member state can't unilaterally impose commerce restrictions on a 3rd occasion. Within the EU, competence in commerce coverage and within the adoption of commerce measures lies completely with the EU and the European Fee."
To appease the affected nations, the EU has supplied greater than €150 million in emergency help to farmers.
Romania and Poland have now suspended the ban on the transit of Ukrainian grain after the EU stated that any help could be depending on the withdrawal of restrictions.
EU Fee spokesman Eric Mamer says: "The measures proposed by the Fee now rely on nations withdrawing their unilateral measures in order that we are able to transfer in direction of a European framework."