Bulgaria: Will the areas with lavender in Dobrogea increase?

For the second year in a row, the low yields of lavender in Dobrogea go hand in hand with low prices. It turns out that unlike the main field crops, in which Dobrich region can boast of very good results, the purple herb again did not produce lavender oil. See the indicative schedule for Campaign 2021 The year was difficult, as the yields ranged from 1-2 kg / dca of oil to a maximum of 5-6 kg / dca. The calculations showed that at an average of 3 kg / dca at a price of BGN 50 / kg the production costs could not be covered. This led to the accumulation of harvested lavender flowers near belts, fields and gardens. The main reason - putting it in a distillery turned out to be unprofitable. In practice, extracting a kilo of lavender oil has become more expensive than its market price. Most farmers tried, boiled one pot at a time, and gave up. It came to the point that farmers began to plow the lavender fields, summed up by the Association of Essential Oil Producers. Apart from the ...