According to Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, as of December 8, 422.6 thousand ha of corn were threshed, or 100% of the plan (422.8 thousand ha). 2224.7 KMT were harvested with the average yield of 5.26 MT/ha. Average corn yield is 4.4% higher than in 2015. As of December 8, winter wheat had been sown at…
Purchase prices for grains on Bulgaria’s domestic market somewhat sank last week. They were pressured primarily by volatility of the national currency against the U.S. dollar. Overall, the pace of grain market purchases is estimated as stable. Purchase prices for wheat are being pressured by its sufficient supply on the domestic market despite quick sales.…
According to Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, as of December 1, 419.2 thousand ha of corn were threshed, which was 99.2% of the plan (423 thousand ha). 2210.2 KMT were harvested with the average yield of 5.27 MT/ha. Pace of harvesting is 0.4% lower than in 2015 due to weather conditions, which are unfavorable for finishing…
Bulgaria’s 2016/2017 rapeseed planted acreage was reduced by 2.3% to 170 thousand ha that is somewhat below its long-term average. Favorable weather conditions allowed farmers to get a record rapeseed yield in 2016/2017. The total rapeseed crop consequently hit 493.1 KMT in 2016/2017, i. e. exceeded the most optimistic expectations. Overall, the first months of…
According to Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, as of November 24, 419 thousand ha of corn were threshed, 99.1% of the plan (423 thousand ha). 2209.5 KMT were harvested with the average yield of 5.27 MT/ha. Pace of harvesting is 1.8% higher than in 2015. On the reporting date, average corn yield was 3.9% higher than…
Milling wheat continued rising in price on the domestic market on active purchases. Export prices for 11.5%-protein wheat in Bulgaria stay at $176-179 FOB for December-January delivery. Growing demand for Bulgarian wheat is observed from beyond the European Union. Overall, traders substantially increased export shipments of wheat this season. In the first five months of…
Air temperatures dropped and winter crops stopped growing in Bulgaria from November 21-30. In West Bulgaria air temperature fell to 10-13 degrees C below zero. Owing to a 10-15-cm layer of snow, which covered this part of the country, late-sown winter cereals (sown in the latter half of November) at early development stages were protected…