Farmers predict high hay prices in Bulgaria

The continuous rains in Northwestern Bulgaria this spring almost blocked the start of the mowing campaign. At the moment, it is episodic and its results are unpredictable, farmers claim. We ask you: What are your expectations from Kiril Vatev as minister? "With the rains, we are literally lurking. Yesterday, for example, I was literally forced to mow a plot of alfalfa because it had started to go dormant. An hour later, rain came out of nowhere. At this stage it's not a big deal because it's green and there's nothing wrong with it, but if it rains when it dries and I turn it over, then consider it lost. In any case, if I had left it without mowing it, it would still be the same," commented Dimitar Iliev, who raises sheep and now it is very important for him to get them food for the winter. The meadows in the mountainous and semi-mountainous regions of Northwestern Bulgaria have been heavily flooded by the rains, and the unstable synoptic situation does not allow farmers to go in ...