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High Electricity and Fuel Prices Main Concern for Meat Processors, Industry Association Head Says

High electricity and fuel prices are the main concern for meat processors, Atanas Urdzhanov, Chair of the Association of Meat Processors in Bulgaria, said during the traditional Elenski but (Elena pork leg) festival here on Saturday. Inflation and high production costs are having a greater impact on the sector than the introduction of the euro itself, Urdzhanov said. Pork prices have remained relatively stable so far, allowing producers to maintain competitive prices, he said. The situation with beef is more difficult because domestic production is insufficient and imports from other European…