Bulgaria's 2011 Cherry Crop Rises 20.5%
Thursday, 01 January 1970
Bulgaria's cherry crop last year reached 30,063 tonnes, up by 20.5%, the agriculture ministry said.
Cherry exports rose by 45% last year and accounted for 6.7% of the total crop, as the top foreign markets were Britain, Russia, Romania and Moldova, the ministry said in a statement.
Greece was the biggest cherry importer in Bulgaria, followed by Poland and Turkey.
The total area of cherry orchards in Bulgaria last year was 8,579 hectares.