Bulgaria: The Ministry of Agriculture increased the area with grain in the country by nearly 0.2 million hectares

Published 2024년 8월 23일

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Bulgaria's Ministry of Agriculture's latest weekly report, dated August 15, highlights notable changes in the country's grain harvest projections for 2024. Wheat acreage has increased by 44 thousand hectares, barley acreage has reached 188 thousand hectares with production exceeding 1 million metric tons, and sunflower areas have expanded by 73 thousand hectares to 921 thousand hectares. Conversely, rape acreage has slightly decreased to 69 thousand hectares. Maize acreage has also grown by 30 thousand hectares to 513 thousand hectares, although yields have declined. The report indicates that further adjustments in spring field areas are expected as the harvest progresses.

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The last weekly report of the Ministry of Agriculture from August 15 on the progress of the harvest in Bulgaria turned out to be quite interesting. Suddenly, experts of the ministry saw that for 2024 there are 169 thousand hectares more with grain in the country. Compared to the previous week of August 8, they increased wheat acreage by 44 Kha, bringing the number closer to the acreage we announced in the Crop Tour report in May this year. Barley acreage has also increased, now reaching 188Kha, and production surpassing 1 Mmt, the highest number in a decade. Only rape reports a minimal decrease in areas to 69Kha, with production estimated at 177Kta. The largest growth was achieved by sunflower areas, which grew by 73Kha to 921Kha. The initial reported yields worsened ...

Source: Agroportal