Foreign agencies with high forecasts for Bulgarian corn production

According to FAS-USDA, a significant increase is expected for the corn crop in the country. • Wheat production is forecast to be close to last year's levels Although it is currently too early for specific forecasts (especially for spring crops), the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture devoted a special section to Bulgaria in their latest report. From its pages, we read that if current favorable meteorological conditions persist, the corn harvest in Bulgaria for the 2025-26 marketing year is expected to significantly recover from the sharp decline in the previous season, which was due to extreme drought and heat. FAS notes that agricultural producers have been cautious about corn planting due to weather-related losses over the past three years, and although planting is not yet fully completed, sources from the private sector estimate that for 2025-26, there will be 400,000 to 450,000 hectares compared to 503,000 hectares in 2024-2025. With the ...