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Wheat this year is 25 percent less than harvest in 2019

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Bulgaria has produced 4,627,000 tons of wheat this year, according to the final data of the Ministry of Agriculture. The average yield per decare is 393 kg, which is over 100 kg less than in 2019. The harvested area is 1,176,000 hectares. Highest yields - over 500 kg per decare. are reported in the districts of Montana, Vidin, Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven and Lovech.

This year the drought caused serious damage to the region of Dobrudzha and there the yields are among the lowest in the country. So far, 350 protocols have been issued for 100% failed areas totaling over 100,000 decares, and over 950,000 decares are the areas in which the harvest was also partially affected.



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