Bulgaria: Drastic decline in the area and yield of a number of crops

After a short break, the Ministry of Agriculture published its regular weekly analysis of the condition of agricultural crops in our country. The first thing that makes an impression is that in the data from the middle of May for the sown areas in our country, as well as for the first yields of the vegetable harvest, there is a decrease in almost all crops. Expectations: Will rapeseed bring the first income for farmers from Dobrogea? In general, at this stage the planted areas with vegetables, watermelons, melons and strawberries are significantly below those reported at the same time last year. Pepper in the open is 59.0% less on an annual basis. For cucumbers the decrease is by 60.1%, and the most drastic is for tomatoes in the open 84.6%. Experts comment that, in principle, this may be largely due to the colder spring this year and the shift in agro-technical deadlines. In greenhouse production, however, tomatoes are also 0.6% less than the previous year and are generally ...