Registration and access — conditions for participation, identification, and certification.
BULGARIAN FOOD EXCHANGE
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
Bulgarian Food Exchange
A transparent, fair, and level market for food commodities.
The first national platform for exchange trading of food commodities in Bulgaria. BHRB unites producers, traders, carriers, laboratories, retailers, and chains in one trusted environment — under a single common Rulebook.
Fundamentals
The three principles of the platform
Current situation
Fragmented market with multiple intermediaries and hidden margins.
Opaque pricing with no real market reference indicator.
Regional inequality and lack of trust between counterparties.
Heavy documentation and slow contracting procedures.
Weak payment protection and costly legal proceedings.
Dependence on dominant retail chains and pressure for punitively low buy-in prices.
With the Bulgarian Food Exchange
Transparency — one set of rules, visible to every participant.
Fairness — market price from supply and demand, without hidden margins.
Level playing field — the same process for everyone, with no regional or social restrictions.
A single Rulebook — the legal and operational backbone of every deal.
Guaranteed settlements — through a single bank account and Methodological Code.
Documentary traceability — via a 12-character Unique Reference Number (URN).
What BHRB is
A platform that opens a direct path from producer to market.
BHRB brings producers, traders, carriers, laboratories, retailers, and chains together in one trusted environment under a single public Rulebook. The platform provides full documentary traceability of every deal and creates real conditions for fair competition and for the promotion of Bulgarian production.
- One public Rulebook for every participant
- Electronic auctions and direct deals with predefined, visible terms
- Compensation only on a real transaction — 5% of the deal value
- Independent arbitration and full documentary traceability
- Real market data that provides a basis for working policies
The Rulebook
A single set of rules for everyone
Deals and bidding — rules for offers, auctions, and negotiation.
Contractual relations — conclusion, amendments, and additional agreements.
Transport and delivery — rights and obligations of carriers and parties.
Settlements — a single bank account and Methodological Code.
Disputes and arbitration — negotiation, independent arbitration, judicial acts.
One Rulebook — one environment, one trust for every participant.
A public document — the Rulebook is binding on all registered participants.
Why BHRB
Producer certification — under a methodology approved by BHRB and confirmed by an independent body.
Independent laboratory control — external, impartial quality assessment.
0–10 star rating — built from real concluded deals, with automatic moderation.
12-character URN — a unique reference number on every offer, traceable through all phases.
Payment protection — all settlements run through a single bank account with an automatic contract.
Anti-monopoly effect — reduces producer dependence on dominant retail chains.
Bulgarian Agriculture Development Fund (to be established)
20% of platform revenue will be accumulated in the Bulgarian Agriculture Development Fund (BADF) — a non-profit organization with an ideal purpose and public governance.
Non-repayable investment in producers with proven high quality, loyal commercial practices, and sustained contribution to Bulgarian production.
A transparent annual mechanism nominations will be made once a year through a poll of all active participants with a rating of at least 4 stars.