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Bulgaria: With almost 30% more oilseed sunflower in the fields

Sunflower Seed
Bulgaria
Published May 20, 2022

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The official data of the Ministry of Agriculture for areas sown with spring in Bulgaria as of May 12 show a clear increase in the sowing of oilseed sunflower on an annual basis. The operational analysis also takes into account the current areas for harvesting autumn crops. Vote: Would you support the exemption from tax subsidies? As of the reporting period, 822,826 ha of oil-bearing sunflower were sown in the country, which is an increase of 27.6% compared to the same period last year.

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At this stage, corn for grain occupies more in grain farms than in May 2021. So far, grain producers have planted a total of 492,497 ha of crops - 18% more on an annual basis. On the other hand, the sowing of spring barley lags behind by 42.6%. The sown areas with the spring culture in our country are 1,369 ha. Looking at the condition of the autumn fields, it can be seen that at present the areas for harvesting wheat are around the level reported at the same time last year and amount to 1,159,905 ha. An increase in the area on an annual basis was observed for oilseed rape (by 1.3%) and rye (by 15.5%), ...
Source: Agri
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