Bulgaria: Less sunflower and spring barley acreage and more corn for now

Published 2024년 4월 4일

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The article highlights notable shifts in agricultural sowing patterns over the past year, revealing a mixed landscape of increases and decreases across various crops. Notably, there has been a significant reduction in the sowing areas for oilseed sunflower and spring barley, which have decreased by 34.6% and 42% respectively. Conversely, grain corn sowing has seen a notable increase, expanding from 3,700 hectares to 5,500 hectares. Autumn crops such as rapeseed, rye, and wheat have experienced declines in their sown areas, while winter barley and triticale have seen their sowing areas grow by 33.7% and 20.5% respectively, indicating a shift in farming strategies or market demands.

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Oilseed sunflower areas were 34.6 percent less at the end of March compared to the same period a year earlier. Last year at this time, 55,600 ha had already been sown with the crop, and now they are 36,360 ha, according to the agrostatistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Spring barley sowing is even further behind on an annual basis – by 42%. The trend is reversed for grain corn. If last year at the end of March almost 3,700 hectares were sown, this year they are 5,500 hectares, according to the reports of the regional offices of Agriculture. In autumn crops, it can be seen that this year the areas with rapeseed, rye and wheat are smaller. Rapeseed is on 82,367 ha, which is 13.5 percent ...

Source: Agroplovdiv