More and more imported potatoes in Bulgaria, but a boom in the export of watermelons

From the beginning of 2022 to June, fewer imported vegetables entered the domestic market compared to the same period last year. This is indicated by the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), published in the latest operational analysis of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). U-turn: Pepper production data went down But the general statistics are not valid for each of the cultures separately. For the first six months of the year, 172 thousand tons of fresh vegetables were brought into our country, which is almost a 6% decrease on an annual basis. Analysts report that the decrease is largely due to smaller shipments of tomatoes from abroad. Their quantities until June are down by 9 thousand tons, which is a drop of 14.6% compared to the same time in 2021. There is also a significant decrease in the import of lettuce - by 17.7%. In addition, less cucumbers and gherkins (by 3.6 thousand tons or 16.8%), onion vegetables (by 2.8 thousand tons or 14.9%) and peppers ...