Agriculture
| In 1996, the vineyard got divided into hundreds of clumps, and it covered about 114,400 ha among which 14,500 ha were dedicated to dessert grapes. Since 1968, the vineyard has been reduced by a 34%, firstly because of the lack of maintenance followed by the disuse of new owners who have destroyed it to avoid any fiscal perception. In spite of this, agriculture remains an important sector of the national economy. Over the last 7 years of reforms and transition of the Bulgarian economy, the part of the agriculture and of the forest production varied between 10 and 12% of the gross domestic product. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 4,511,000 hectares in Bulgaria. |
Number of farms:
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
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Wheat
|
2,800,000
|
1,100,000
|
25,455
|
Corn
|
800
|
350
|
22,857
|
Barley
|
684,166
|
236,2
|
28,966
|
Potatoes
|
566
|
52
|
108,846
|
Watermelons
|
384
|
30
|
128
|
Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Ovine races
|
2,549,000
|
Pigs
|
1,512,000
|
Goats
|
1,046,000
|
Cattle
|
682
|
Poultry ( 1000 )
|
15,153
|
Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
4,970 Tm.
|
4,361 Tm.
|
Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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