market update No. 25-2026 Bulgarian Sunflower seeds new crop 2026-COCERAL and Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MinAg) of Bulgaria crop Report

2026-07-02 | Situation report for new crop 2026 sunflower seeds

We have attached the latest COCERAL and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MinAg) of Bulgaria crop reports for 2026. COCERAL sees an increase in Bulgarian sunflower seed production to 1,764 million MT, based on 980,000 hectares and an average yield of 1,800 kg/ha. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MinAg) of Bulgaria is forecasting a total production of only 1,46 million MT based on 943.000 hectares and an average yield of 1.570 kg/ha. In 2022, we had a total of 2,1 million MT based on 925.110 hectares and an average yield of 2.270 kg/ha.