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Bulgaria: Not a single ton of sunflower is exported by sea in a whole year

Sunflower Seed
Wheat
Canola Seed & Rapeseed
Bulgaria
Published Jul 29, 2022

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With 86% harvested wheat, production is 5,443,799 tons. If we trust these Ministry of Agriculture numbers, this means that at 100% we will have 6,330,000 tons of harvest in 2022. The ministry's data show that the average yield per hectare is 13% lower than last year and is 526 kg/hectare. Oilseed rape is 82 percent harvested. With her, the average yield is 21-22% lower and is 222 kg/ha. For all fall varieties, we have a decrease in the average yield, which is due to the spring drought in a period that was decisive for the formation of the grain. The latest data show that the export of sunflower by sea is zero for the period August 30, 2021 - July 24, 2022. And the seeds brought in from Ukraine were for re-export, according to the Minister of Agriculture Ivan Ivanov. Wheat exports from July 4, 2022 to July 24, 2022 were only 38,367 tons. In the same period last year, it was almost 4 times larger - 146,439 tons. In contrast to the two crops, maize exports from 1 September 2021 to 24 ...
Source: Agroplovdiv
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