The price of wheat at the ports in Varna and Burgas is currently 35 levs/kg, remaining the same as during the same period in 2005–2006, stated the chairman of the National Association of Grain Producers (NAGP) Iliya Prodanov to bTV. Read more: Harvest 2025: Critically low corn yields north of the Balkan According to him, this year's wheat harvest was normal, with production amounting to around 6.5–7 million tons. This quantity covers more than four times the country's domestic consumption, meaning that Bulgaria has no problem feeding its population in terms of wheat. However, Prodanov emphasized that there are serious difficulties with corn and sunflower, where climatic conditions have caused severe damage. In a number of regions in the country, there are 100% failed corn areas, with over 35 thousand decares completely destroyed by the drought. Around 2.5 million decares have an extremely low yield, with yields reduced by 90% compared to usual values – in some areas, only 100 ...
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