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In 2024, Bulgarian imports from the United States were nearly $100 million, slightly lower than in 2023, but still up over 50 percent since 2019. Imports of U.S. products were driven by several product groups such as U.S. beef, tree and ground nuts, food preparations, whiskies, essential oils, and rubber.

Strong demand growth continued in the Bulgarian tree nut market in marketing year (MY) 2023/24. The domestic demand increase was led by both the retail/food service industry and by the confectionary trade.

The tree nut market in Bulgaria had a slow, but stable recovery in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 due to reopening of the food service industry and an improved tourist and travel season. However, economic challenges, food inflation, and high energy prices have negatively affected the demand for higher-end nuts.

The steady growth of the tree nuts market in Bulgaria was interrupted in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 due to the pandemic and related economic challenges, such as the weaker tourist season and the closure of food service industry outlets during several lockdowns.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s bulk, intermediate, and consumer-oriented (BICO) export data tracks U.S. food and agricultural trade shipped directly to Bulgaria. However, it does not measure the substantial levels of the U.S. agricultural trade to Bulgaria...

Imports and sales of U.S. tree nuts in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 are above MY 2018/19 year, despite the challenging market dynamics. U.S. almond exports to Bulgaria during the first nine months...

Costa Rica’s economy growth rate slowed in 2018 to 2.7 percent compared with an average rate of growth of 3.8 percent over the ten previous years.

The food processing industry in Bulgaria accounts for about 20 percent of the country’s industrial output.

In marketing year (MY) 2017/18, Bulgaria’s tree-nuts market continued to grow and mature.

The following report contains information about Bulgaria’s food processing industry and food ingredients market.

Bulgaria is a growth market for U.S. tree nuts. Opportunities for almond, walnut and pecan exports are driven by modern retail’s deep footprint, rising incomes, evolving consumer preferences....

This report contains information about Bulgaria’s food processing industry and food ingredients market.