Outdoor Vegetables: Only two crops increase the average yield in Bulgaria

Published Jul 28, 2022

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The Ministry of Agriculture has reported a decrease in the yields per acre of most outdoor vegetable crops, leading to a decrease in production and an increase in wholesale prices. However, pepper and outdoor tomatoes have seen a significant increase in yields and production. Other crops such as cabbage, melons, strawberries, watermelons, cucumbers, tomatoes from open areas, and potatoes have seen a decrease in production by various percentages. Imported tomatoes have seen the largest increase in wholesale price, followed by green pepper, greenhouse cucumbers, potatoes, and apples.

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The Ministry of Agriculture's operational statistics show that at the height of the season, only two of the monitored outdoor vegetable crops have an increase in yields per acre. For most vegetables, production is currently down year-on-year, and wholesale prices continue to rise. Vote: What are your average wheat yields for 2022? According to the data, pepper in the field is emerging as the leader in the harvest. Its average yield compared to a year earlier has doubled, reaching 989 kg/ha. As of July 22, less pepper acreage had been harvested than at the same time in 2021, but production was up nearly 63%. By the reporting date, 1,118 tons of pepper were harvested in the country. Outdoor tomatoes are the other crop with growth in average yield – 12.1%. It is recorded in the statistics that farmers harvest about 752 kg/ha. At the moment, however, significantly fewer areas have been harvested and therefore the production of the main vegetable reports an annual decline of over 28%. ...

Source: Agri