Walnut production is 39% higher than last year in Bulgaria

"Orehova" can be called 2021, if we trust the operational data of the Ministry of Agriculture. As of October 14, the production of nuts exceeded last year's by 39.2% with 25% higher average yield and nearly 11% more harvested areas compared to 2020. Thus, according to the provisional picture, the average yield is 139 kg / ha, production is 6,381 tons, and the harvest was completed on 4,587 hectares, which are only half of all occupied by this type of area (9,199 ha). Although it is among the most unfunded by the EU and national payments, the walnut also benefits from a more climate-friendly year. Plus for the producers are the difficult deliveries of walnuts from more distant countries such as the USA. Since the end of last year, nuts, native crops, which used to be almost absent due to the price superiority of the imported ones, can be found in the Bulgarian warehouses. MAFWE ...