Bulgarian Wine Export Boasts 50% Increase in Q1 2010

Bulgarian wine export to Russia registered a 161% increase during the first quarter of 2010 year on year. Photo by BGNES

The export of Bulgarian wines has registered a 50% growth during the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period of 2009.

The data was reported Tuesday by the Customs Agency and the Agriculture Ministry.

The volume of the exported wine is estimated at over 6 million liters, which is a 46% increase year on year. The value of the export is EUR 5.3 M.

The largest market for Bulgarian wines is Russia where 5.3 million liters have been exported in the first three months of 2010, valued at EUR 4.6 M, which is a 161% increase compared to the first quarter of 2009 when 2 million liters were exported.

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