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…
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%…