Collapse in the markets for canned

Production of cans is now 30% lower compared to the same period last year, said Elijah Kafedjiev, Deputy. Director of the Institute for canning industry. Since the beginning of the year exports of canned food to Russia marks over 70% decline. For European Union countries it is about 50 percent, said Pavlina Paraskova, director of the institute. 60% of production is exported to Russia, and 40% for EU countries.
Canning internal market is very underdeveloped, explained Paraskova. The reason is the low purchasing power of consumers who allow themselves primarily vital food and looking for cheaper goods, she told. Traders put very large mark-ups, said Kafedjiev. A jar of roasted peppers, for example, is sold by the producer price of 1.50 BGN with VAT, and is in stores for 3 leva overcharge by about 50% of consumers to stop buying canned food.
Market disruption occurred in September last year, explained Kafedjiev. There are currently no undertaking that is not filled with warehouses of unrealized production, he said. This leads to indebtedness to banks and stagnation of the sector, said Deputy. Director of the Institute.
In the sector of the canning industry no highly qualified staff and this hampers the introduction of new products and developing markets, said Kafedjiev. The 150 canneries are only 4.5-technologists, engineers, and the reason is the low pay.
One way to increase the effectiveness of the canning industry is to recover waste. Each year the production is released about 10 tons of waste, explain Kafedjiev. Must find a way for them to recover.
Development of this important sector need to adjust the mechanism in agriculture and used the example of developed countries. For this purpose it is necessary to establish a functioning regulatory framework to allow the introduction of new technologies, explained Paraskova.