A breakdown in Bulgaria's fruit processing

Nearly two hundred enterprises processed fruits and vegetables in our country last year, using 91.6 thousand tons of fresh fruit and 106.7 thousand tons of fresh vegetables. This is clear from the data of the Ministry of Agriculture. 64.7 thousand tons of ready-made fruit products were produced, and 84.4 thousand tons of ready-made vegetable products were produced (including fruit and vegetables and mushrooms). Cherries, apples, peaches and plums have the largest share of processed fruits. Tomatoes, peppers and potatoes are the most processed vegetables. However, the data show that processed fresh fruits are 21.4% less than the previous year, and for vegetables the drop is 2.3%. For fruits with the most a large share is supplied by Bulgarian manufacturers - 45%, followed by imports from third countries - 23%. The enterprises manage 838 hectares of land, from which 12% of the processed fruits are supplied. In the case of fresh vegetables, the share of domestic production is even ...