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The EU's soybean imports for the 2024/25 season, which began in July, reached 4.03 million tonnes as of 3 November, up 2% on a year earlier, while the EU's rapeseed imports for the same period stood at 1.92 million tonnes, up 8% on the previous year.

With the continued increase in the price of the main vegetable oils around the world, the prices of raw sunflower oil in Bulgaria are reaching levels not seen since February 2023. The lack of raw material provides a strong support for the prices of the seeds, as only in the last month their growth has increased by BGN 150 to BGN 1,060 per ton based on DAP Black Sea port. These are the highest price levels since November 2022.

Recently, two significant enemies of walnut trees have appeared in Bulgaria - the Asian walnut moth (Garella musculana) and the walnut fly (Rhagoletis completa), which pose a serious threat to walnut production. Both species, native to Central Asia and North America respectively, have expanded their range in Europe in recent decades, affecting countries such as Ukraine, Turkey, Romania and now Bulgaria. This became clear during an online seminar of the National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAA) regarding the new threats to the walnut in Bulgaria. The Asian walnut moth is particularly dangerous for young walnut trees, said Prof. Rumen Tomov from the Faculty of Agronomy of the Forestry University. Its larvae attack both young shoots and fruits, and yield losses can reach 80%. The larvae feed on the outer green layer of the fruit, which prevents their normal development and often leads to premature dropping. This enemy has been observed