SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Grain producers in Bulgaria say they conducted a protest Friday in the capital of Sofia over what they perceive to be insufficient subsidies.
The protesters allege they have yet to receive $3.26 per 1,000 square meters of grain that was supposed to be added to nearly $11 per 1,000 square meters in subsidies, the Sofia News Agency said Friday.
The subsidy payments came from 2008 funds provided by the European Union, the news agency said.
The grain producers also accuse officials of not adding additional $5.86 payments per 1,000 square meters into the 2009 budget.
With the alleged failure of the Bulgarian government to meet the promises, the protesters called for the resignation of Agriculture Minister Valeri Tsvetanov.
The news agency said the protest in Sofia came one day after grain producers throughout the republic took part in rallies to call for increased state subsidies.
