Bulgaria: We imported 206,744 tons of vegetables in January-August, including most tomatoes

Published 2021년 11월 18일

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From January to August 2021, Bulgaria experienced a notable increase in the import of fresh vegetables and fruits, with tomatoes and cucumbers leading the surge. The country's self-produced vegetables and fruits volumes also saw an uptick, despite a decrease in potato and carrot imports. Citrus fruits and bananas dominated the import of fresh fruits, while the export of fresh vegetables saw a significant rise, largely due to increased tomato, cucumber, and pepper exports. However, the export of sweet corn and legumes experienced a decline. The Bulgarian economy also served as a hub for the re-export of various fresh fruits, including citrus fruits, to other countries.

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According to preliminary NSI data, in the period January - August 2021 in the country were imported 206.7 thousand tons of fresh vegetables and 245.3 thousand tons of fresh fruits, which is respectively 8.7% and 7.8% more compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Yesterday it was announced by the ministry that the Bulgarian production of vegetables for 2020 is 651,600 tons, and of fruits it is 202,579 tons. The increase in total imports of fresh vegetables is mainly related to higher deliveries of tomatoes (by 10.4 thousand tons or 17%), cucumbers (by 6.6 thousand tons or 36.1%), onion vegetables (by 2.5 thousand tons or 12.8%) and peppers (by 2.3 thousand tons or 12.5%). An increase was also registered in the import of mushrooms, cabbage, lettuce and pumpkins - in the range from 3.9% to 24.8%. At the same time, the deliveries of potatoes decreased by 21.7% (7.2 thousand tons), and those of carrots and turnips - by 14.6% (1.7 thousand ...

Source: Agroplovdiv