Bulgaria: Vegetable growers in the Northwest are worried about the pepper harvest

The drought in Northwestern Bulgaria seriously scares vegetable producers in Northwestern Bulgaria. Vote: Are you stocking up on fertilizers on time? "The pepper stalks are starting to dry up and not because we don't water them." We do it, but the strong sun burns the plants themselves, and in some places the peppers are even roasted. Therefore I hasten to pick them when waxy and bring them to the market green. I simply have no other choice," commented Iva Ilieva, who has been growing vegetables for 7 years. The price at which it can sell on the market is around BGN 1.30 to BGN 1.60 maximum. Otherwise, people don't take them. And only a few meters from the market, a kilogram of red peppers are available for 4 BGN. "I don't know how this 3 times higher price was formed. I'm not a financier and I don't know my way around. I know, however, that resellers are going around people like me right in the field and paying even less than the price I'm offering now on the market, but offering ...