Bulgaria: Barley harvest this year is 427 thousand decares more, while wheat is 465 thousand less

Rapeseed has shrunk for another year Days before the official opening of the harvest in the land of the village of Zlatitrap near Plovdiv, the data of the agrostatistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry show that among the winter crops, only barley and triticale occupied more areas compared to 2023. The increase in barley is not small - by almost 427,000 decares . If in 2023 1,175,100 decares were occupied with this culture, then in the new economic year the areas are 1,601,890 decares, which is 36.3% more. All other winter crops, with the exception of triticale, are in negative areas. Of course, the few occupied fields with rye have been reduced the most. Interest in this crop has melted from 79,660 to 61,750 decares, which is 22.5% down. For another year, rapeseed has reduced the area from 937 thousand decares to 755 thousand decares, which is minus 19.6%. This decline is particularly felt by beekeepers, who say it is ...