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…
On November 11-20, air temperatures were falling in Bulgaria. They dropped to 5-7 degrees C below zero in some areas. These weather conditions stopped growing processes in winter crops. Winter cereals are mostly at three-leaf stage of plant development. Winter wheat and barley seeded on October 1-10, are at tillering stage. Cereals planted in November…
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, as of November 10, 759.9 thousand ha of sunflower had been threshed, or 99.9% of the plan. 1699.7 KMT had been threshed with an average yield of 2.24 MT/ha. Soybean had been threshed from 14.4 thousand ha, or 99.3% of the harvested area (14.5 thousand ha). 18.6 KMT of…
Bulgaria recently signed a 29-million euro deal with Russia to purchase 10 new engines for its MiG-29 fighter aircraft. According to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the agreement was signed on November 9, though he was reluctant to disclose any additional details about the contract. Borisov also announced that Sofia sought to purchase maintenance rights…
According to the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, as of November 3, 401.7 thousand ha of corn were threshed, or 95% of the plan (423 thousand ha). 2118.5 KMT were harvested with the average yield of 5.27 MT/ha. Pace of harvesting is 8.9% higher than in 2015. On the reporting date, average corn yield was up…
Last week Bulgaria’s domestic market of cereal crops saw a rise in purchase prices. The bullish factors for them included strong grain demand, both from traders and processing companies, along with appreciation of the Bulgarian currency against the US dollar. Prices for Bulgarian milling wheat also continued growing on the export market. Over the week,…