Bulgaria's Sunflower and Corn Yields Halved Due to Severe Drought

Due to an extended period of drought and high temperatures, sunflower and corn yields in Bulgaria are expected to be half of what is typical this year. In the Yambol region, sunflower harvesting began nearly a month earlier than usual, with yields plummeting to between 50-60 kg per hectare, and only a few farmers managing to achieve up to 100 kg per hectare.

Stoyan Alexandrov, chairman of the National Association of Grain Producers for the Yambol region, explained that the intense summer heat, with temperatures reaching around 40 degrees Celsius, severely affected both the pollination and development of sunflower crops....