Bulgaria: The eradication of lavender in Dobrogea continues

The purple and fragrant fields of lavender that have taken over the fertile chernozem in the last 10 years in Dobrogea are on the verge of disappearing. More and more farmers are taking the last resort and eradicating perennials. Vote: Will Kovid's help give you a breath of fresh air? The producers of lavender from Dobrogea are literally horrified by the expected low price of the essential oil of the aromatic culture. Some of them have long ago plowed the lavender plantations, others have done so in the last ten days. The lawsuits began two years ago when the price of lavender oil plummeted. 2021 also ended with a poor harvest and a poor market. In the summer of last year, much of the fragrant lavender remained outside the distilleries, as it was unprofitable to import and boil it. Some of the farmers directly "stored" the green table near belts and fields and left it to fate. The oil produced in 2021 was not in demand and its price was constantly falling. This year, the forecasts ...