Bulgarian lavender was also in the red

Although it started with good expectations, this year's lavender harvest turned out to be smaller than last year's, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) at the end of July. Vote: What do you expect from the caretaker agriculture minister? At the beginning of the campaign, the harvested crop from the essential oil crop exceeded last year's current yields by several times, and the average yield showed an increase of over 30%. As is often the case, the harvest in the end turned out to be less, though not by much. MZm: The amount of lavender collected at the end of July 2022 was 2.3% less on an annual basis, amounting to 66,051 tons The reason given is the drop in the average yield per hectare (by 4.2% compared to 2021), which reaches 456 kg/hectare. The average yield for the Dobrichka region is higher - 594 kg/ha. According to the data of the Regional Directorate "Agriculture" - Dobrich, the harvested flower in the district amounted to 39,200 tons, and the ...