Bulgaria’s fall planting has come to its final stage. The country experienced contradictory weather conditions in the course of this work. On one hand, abundant October precipitation replenished soil moisture and produced a beneficial effect on growth of already sown winter crops. On the other hand, this precipitation stopped planting in most of the country’s…
Purchase prices for grains continued strengthening on Bulgaria’s domestic market last week. The Bulgarian national currency strengthened against the U.S. dollar over the week, though its growth was slight. The domestic grain market is propped up by reviving demand not only from millers but also from traders. The market purchasing operations are assessed as active.…
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, as of November 17, 416.7 thousand ha of corn were threshed, which was 98.6% of the plan (423 thousand ha). 2201 KMT were harvested with the average yield of 5.28 MT/ha. Pace of harvesting is 2.5% higher than in 2015. On the reporting date, average corn yield is 3.7%…
According to Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, as of November 17, 760.6 thousand ha of sunflower had been threshed, which was 100% of the plan. 1701 KMT had been threshed with an average yield of 2.24 MT/ha. Harvesting campaign showed better results compared to last year. As of November 17, 14.4 thousand ha of soybean has…
Purchase prices for grain in Bulgaria’s domestic market closed the week with an increase following their downturn a week ago. At the same time, the Bulgarian lev has devalued by almost 5% over the two weeks. Market purchases of milling wheat remain quite brisk. Growth of prices was reported both in the domestic and export…
According to the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, as of November 10, winter wheat had been sown at 901.2 thousand ha. The pace of sowing is 3.9% less than in 2015. As of the same date in 2015 winter wheat had been sown at 937.3 thousand ha. The pace of winter barley sowing is 26.5% behind.…
Wheat production in Bulgaria reached a new record in the 2016-2017 market year behind higher yields, favorable weather and a shift in the use of imported genetics, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). The FAS forecast wheat production for 2016-2017 at 5.65 million tons, up nearly…