Iliya Prodanov: 2026 will be a year of change

We are gathering at a time when Bulgarian agriculture, and especially the grain production sector, is going through one of the most challenging years in history. 2025 has become the year of economic, climatic, and geopolitical challenges. 2025 is the year that begins with a drop in prices for our main crops. Combined with an increase in all our production costs, 2025 is also the year of drought and extreme weather, which leaves some farmers with yields below the profitability threshold. The geopolitical reality, market instability, competition from third countries, and the extreme pressure on farmers' incomes have put the sector in an incomparable difficult situation. This was stated by the President of the National Association of Grain Producers (NAGP), Iliya Prodanov, at the opening of the XIII National Agro Seminar "Agriculture in Restart" 2025, organized by the association. Prodanov reminded that farmers in Bulgaria are working in uncertainty, which is no longer a temporary ...