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MY2016/17 wheat production marked a new record reaching 5.65 MMT with 11percent higher yields and an expanding share of milling wheat at 44 percent due to favorable climate conditions...

There has been no change in Bulgarian consumers’ attitude towards biotechnology which remains negative. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s), the Green Party, organic, bee-keeping...

The Bulgarian dairy industry has experienced a challenging year. Besides lower milk prices, higher milk supply in the EU, stagnant local purchases and limited export opportunities, the industry...

In MY2015/16 Bulgarian apple, pear and table grape production hit another record with an annual growth of the apple crop of seven percent, pears 37 percent, and table grapes 130 percent.

The EU grain harvest is now under way in most Member States.

This report contains information about Bulgaria’s retail food and beverage market.

From May 12-28 FAS/Sofia participated in the first of its kind for Bulgaria traveling culinary festival “Bulgaria Meets the Flavors of the World”.

Bulgarian farmers increased their wheat planted area by 8 percent and reduced barley area by an estimated 7 percent in MY2016/17, according to the latest official report.

Slovakia took over its first ever European Union (EU) Council Presidency on July 1, 2016.

Bulgarian farmers increased rapeseed planted area by 5% and soybean area was reported to decline by 42%.

In 2015, the European Commission (EC) officially introduced a seven percent cap on food based biofuels thus limiting future production of these first generation or conventional biofuels....