Is Bulgaria refusing to grow fruits and vegetables?

Decrease by 13.65% in fruit production in 2020. This is clear from the information provided by Deputy Minister of Agriculture Georgi Sabev. The total fruit production in 2020 is 202,579 tons, with plums, junk, cherries and apples having the largest share in the harvest, Sabev said. A quick look at the Agrarian Report for 2020 shows that 234,589 tons or 13.65% more fruit were produced a year earlier. At the same time, the area under fruit decreased by 3.53%, as in 2020 41,385 ha were harvested, while a year earlier they were 42,901 ha, according to the data from the Agrarian Report 2020. Sabev announced the data during a webinar organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Republic of Bulgaria. It is important to take into account that last year a number of meteorological phenomena put producers in a difficult situation, which in turn led to collapsed areas. Source: Agricultural Report For the production of vegetables, the Deputy Minister pointed out that for ...