Bulgaria produced three times less cucumbers a year, tomatoes are reduced by 26,000 tons

We have produced three times less cucumbers in the period 2019-2020, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture. Tomatoes are reduced by more than 26,000 tons. According to statistics, while in 2019 the amount of tomatoes produced reached 95,000 tons, last year it dropped to 69,000 tons. Cucumbers are reduced from 26,502 to 8,352 tons. However, the imported production on the shelves of the chains and the markets in our country continues to grow. In 2019 we imported about 83,000 tons of tomatoes, and in 2020 their quantity will increase to 86,000 tons. The growth of cucumbers within the reported year is 4 tons, BTV reports. According to the caretaker Deputy Minister of Agriculture Yavor Gechev, a comprehensive reform of the sector is needed to ensure guarantees for vegetable producers in Bulgaria. "The Ministry of Agriculture has started to do drastic things - a law on cooperation. Bulgarian vegetables are decreasing, but they are not disappearing. And the statistics for ...