Bulgaria's milk farmers falter in former yogurt empire (opens in new tab)

Despite its long tradition, the farming output of Bulgaria -- the European Union's poorest member -- has been falling as production costs are eating into margins. In shops, Bulgarian fruit and vegetables are gradually being replaced by imported products. Milk production has taken a particularly hard hit, oddly enough in a country whose reputation is closely tied to yogurt. "This will be our last year," Deliev said, driving his cows to pasture in the Rhodope mountains. His farm in a meadow clo...