The price of hay in Vratsa region of Bulgaria keeps stable prices

This year in the Vratsa region the traditional increase in the price of hay for the winter season is not noticeable. There is supply, but demand is weak. What are your biggest difficulties as farmers at the moment? "Nature was favorable and the meadows in the area gave a lot. Most farmers were able to stock up by the end of the summer, and unlike the winter of 2021, there is no increased demand or increase, as is usually the case during the cold season, when animals are in the manger. . For me, what I collected will be enough for me, and I will even have it left, ”commented Dimitar Ivanov, who raises sheep. The price of an average bale of hay weighing about 16-19 kilograms is about 4 levs, and larger ones weighing 35 kilograms cost 6. Alfalfa is more expensive, but it does not exceed 8 levs. "Last winter the hay jumped twice, but that was due to the fact that the meadows gave little because of the drought. It's different now. It is true that fuels have risen, but this does not ...