An Oil Crisis Is Looming This Year

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An Oil Crisis Is Looming This Year
An Oil Crisis Is Looming This Year
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There will be more expensive and less oil this year in our markets as a result of the rains in the country. Farmers complain that their yields are lower than usual.

Heavy rains this year have ruined most of the sunflower crop. Due to the lower yield, it is possible for the price of the oil to rise.

Farmers from Ruse report that this year's harvest is much weaker due to the rains. This summer, the yield of sunflower is 37 kilograms less than last year per 1 decare.

A total of 464,129 decares of sunflower have been sown in the Ruse region, according to data from the regional directorate of Agriculture. In most places, however, the crop has been destroyed. After the floods, many of the sunflowers were left only on the stem - without pie and leaves.

Sunflower
Sunflower

The low yield also implies a higher purchase price, which seriously worries the domestic consumers. Almost every Bulgarian household uses the oil daily in their kitchen and its higher price on the market will not be liked.

Some experts suggest that the rise in price of Bulgarian sunflower oil may not be felt by consumers, as it is possible that the markets in our country will be flooded with imported oil, which is offered at more affordable prices.

It is expected that after Christmas a large part of the offered oil will be imported. However, the farmers in our country doubt that the imported oil will be of the same quality as the Bulgarian one.

Grape growers also complain of lower yields. The purchase of the autumn fruit has already started at the markets near Parvenets and Ognyanovo. Wholesale prices of grapes are between 1.20 and 1.40 per kilogram.

Grapes
Grapes

For comparison, the wholesale weight of grapes last year was 1 lev.

According to the data of the Institute of Viticulture in Pleven this year the yield of grapes is 50% lower, which determines its higher price.

Farmers in our country are worried that if the torrential rains in the country continue, most of the harvest will be spoiled, and this will affect the quality of wine.

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