Bulgaria: Less domestic production and more imports of basic vegetables

Once again, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (MAF) confirmed a decline in the production of basic vegetables in the open in our country. At the same time, market data show that our exports of the same are increasing this year, and the lack of the domestic market is being filled more and more rapidly by imported tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and others. These processes are already taking shape as a trend. Vote: Are you satisfied with the work of the caretaker minister and his team? The latest operational analysis of the ministry reports the most serious contraction in the production of field tomatoes and cabbage - by 28% and 18.4%, respectively, due to a combination of a decrease in both harvested areas and average yield. "A slight decrease on an annual basis (by 2.3%) is observed in the production of pepper, which can be explained by the later harvest this year," the experts said. Also, the less produced production turns out to go more and more beyond the borders of ...