Over 70% of the vegetable gardens will be left without production

Unfavorable weather conditions this year – late snowfalls, extremely low temperatures, and frosts in the spring, have impacted fruit growing the most this year. Thousands of acres of orchards, where one cannot see a single fruit on the trees, are signaling the owners. As a result, there has been an unusually large extent of failed fruit-growing areas, as well as a decline in average yields per hectare. Thus, as of July 17, 2025, the production of cherries, sweet cherries, peaches, plums, and apricots has seen a decline ranging from over 55% in cherries to nearly 100% (94.1%) in apricots compared to the previous year. Denislav Krumov: I prefer to have a harvest rather than rely on support The summarized data from the Ministry of Agriculture, which are indicated in the operational analysis of agricultural crops as of July 17 of this year, show that on average over 70% of the orchards will not be harvested, and the average yields of various types of fruits are declining by now 35% to ...