Sales of Bulgarian canned vegetables and fruits increase amid coronavirus restrictions

After the announcement of the spring lockdown, the demand for canned vegetables increased by 15-17%, and in July-August fell significantly compared to the usual year. It was only in September that sales returned to normal, said Stoiko Kirovski, president of the Bulgarian Union of Fruit and Vegetable Processors. This is reported by AgroTimes with reference to Agrozona. The coronavirus pandemic hit tourism, hotels and restaurants the most, which were a significant segment of cannery sales. However, most processors are also producing products for the retail segment, where sales have increased. Thus, it compensated for the decline. Read also: Bulgarian potatoes turned out to be too expensive for the EU market The export of Bulgarian fruit and vegetable preserves was also not affected by the crisis. There were some logistical problems at first. But transport corridors in Europe remained open, allowing companies to continue to supply their European customers normally. Container ...