The harvest began with great hopes

In recent days, the topic of geopolitics has become particularly relevant after tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Iran escalated. We will examine in detail the short-term and long-term perspectives, while also tracking the effect of previous geopolitical events that changed the nature and direction of global trade. In our country, the official start of the harvest was given in Vidin. The mood is upbeat, with expectations for wheat within the range of up to 7 million tons. Although it is still early – there are also high expectations for other crops in our country. After three consecutive years of hot and dry conditions, Bulgaria expects an increase in rapeseed and sunflower production in the 2025-2026 market year due to more favorable weather and increased acreage, according to the latest report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture. FAS forecasts sunflower production this year at 2 million tons, which is 22% more than last ...