market-update No. 47-2020 Bulgarian sunflower kernels new crop 1.5
2020-07-03 | Market report sunflower harvest 2020 1.5.
This year the winter period was significantly longer in Bulgaria. Farmers were only able to plant sunflowers very late. Spring was untypically cold, and in higher altitudes, we saw snow in April. At the beginning of May until mid of June we experienced heavy rain and occasionally hailstorms. Temperature differed from 10° at night to 28° Celsius (+50° to +83° F) around midday.
This year the winter period was significantly longer in Bulgaria. Farmers were only able to plant sunflowers very late. Spring was untypically cold, and in higher altitudes, we saw snow in April. At the beginning of May until mid of June we experienced heavy rain and occasionally hailstorms. Temperature differed from 10° at night to 28° Celsius (+50° to +83° F) around midday.