Bulgaria: Pears are leaders in fruit yields

Published Jan 12, 2021

Tridge summary

In 2020, despite climatic challenges, the production of certain perennial crops such as cherries, sour cherries, plums, and pears saw significant increases, with cherry and sour cherry production growing by over 22% and 12% respectively. Plum production also surged due to expanded harvested areas and higher average yields. However, the production of apples, peaches, apricots, raspberries, wine and table grapes experienced declines ranging from 1.8% to 60.2%. The cost of apples rose by 4.5% despite the reduced production. The operational monitoring report also noted that the cost of walnuts was not calculated as it was included in the operational monitoring for the first time in the previous year, and the harvest amounted to nearly 9.1 thousand tons.

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Original content

Despite climatic anomalies, in 2020 the production of some perennials has increased significantly. At the same time, other fruit crops are experiencing a collapse in yields, according to the final operational analysis for the past year of the Ministry of Agriculture (MAF). Which vegetables peak in their yields in 2020? The perennials covered by the operational monitoring report different trends compared to 2019. The production of cherries, sour cherries, plums and pears has increased, favored by an increase in both areas and average yields. For cherries and sour cherries, which had a complex harvest campaign in the midst of coronavirus restrictions, annual production growth was over 22% for cherries and over 12% for cherries. The average cherry yield in 2020 was 493 kg / ha. Plums also reported a significant increase in harvested areas and their average yields - 689 kg / ha, which led to 34, 3% more production. Leaders in the yields of perennials in 2020 are pears with a growth of ...

Source: Agri