Bulgaria: Greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers end, cabbage galore

The greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers are now producing their last crop and soon we will be buying mostly imported. This is evident from the operational analysis of the Ministry of Agriculture. Tomatoes in greenhouses occupy 478 hectares, of which 455 have already been harvested. Last year at this time, the areas with this vegetable were nearly 13% less. This year's average yield is almost 10 tons per hectare and is 15 percent higher. At the same time, average market prices are 17% higher than last year and are BGN 2.38/kg. Greenhouse cucumbers are also coming to an end. Of the 454 hectares planted with cucumbers, 429 ha were harvested by the end of September. The areas are as much as 49% more than last year. The average yield is 11 tons per hectare. Average wholesale prices are BGN 1.79/kg and are almost 4% lower on an annual basis. In field production, there was a 23.4% jump in cabbage area. This vegetable, which by tradition we will soon impose in katsi, is grown on 1,506 ...