Rising fresh produce prices in Bulgaria

In recent days and weeks, fruit and vegetable prices in Bulgaria have increased rapidly. Heavy rains in the country practically destroyed the harvest of crops. It has become clear that vegetable growers and open-air fruit growers have suffered the most. In some areas, 80% of the crop has been destroyed. Growers in northern Bulgaria and partly in the south of the country have been hit the hardest. According to agricultural specialists from the State Institute of Vegetable Growing, the abundant rainfall has created the conditions for the appearance of diseases in the fields and orchards, mainly phytophthora, which damages crops. At the moment, the Bulgarian market is not feeling the decrease in the harvest, as imports compensate for the smaller volume of domestic production. Apricots, peaches, nectarines and cucumbers ...