Bulgaria: The truth about the harvest, the Ministry boasts of quantities, the farmers deny

Published Jun 17, 2022

Tridge summary

Despite concerns raised by farmers about cracking and missed harvesting of cherries due to rain and labor shortages, official data from the Ministry of Agriculture in Bulgaria shows an 8.6% increase in cherry harvest and a significant rise in the pink flower harvest compared to last year. The increase in cherry harvest is attributed to a faster harvesting rate, with a total of 7.9 thousand tons harvested as of June 9. Additionally, the production of oil rose has seen a 41% increase, along with cabbage and greenhouse tomatoes. However, there has been a decrease in the planted areas for various crops, with the most significant decline being in cucumbers (45.8% less than last year). The harvest of potatoes and strawberries has also seen significant decreases of 56.7% and 12.9% respectively.

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Original content

According to the latest operative data of the Ministry of Agriculture, the harvested cherries and pink flowers in our country are more on an annual basis. Before Agri.BG the owners signal the opposite. Vote: What will farmers suffer the most from the political crisis? The current harvest of cherries has been compromised by the rains of recent days, but also by the fact that pickers are increasingly missing. Farmers signaled mass cracking of the fruit in the most common varieties in our country, others said they would not harvest, and there were statements about leaving the sector. From Southeastern Bulgaria reported over 80% cracking of cherries. "I have already uprooted 25 decares", our reader writes, and from the Kyustendil region they comment: "In the orchard of Bulgaria - Kyustendil, two days ago 100 tons of cherries were imported from Turkey ..., I have no words. The cherries will remain on the trees of the producers from the region, and our dear country is asleep… ”. ...

Source: Agri