MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ANNUAL REPORT ON THE SITUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE (AGRARIAN REPORT 2013) AGRARIAN REPORT 2013 List of abbreviations 8 SECTION A 11 I. STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BULGARIAN NATIONAL ECONOMY. 11 MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK. PLACE OF THE AGRARIAN SECTOR IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY. II. DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGRARIAN SECTOR IN 2012 AND PROJECTIONS FOR 2013 17 1. Use of agricultural land and structures in agriculture 17 1.1. Use of lands for agricultural purpose 17 2. Use of agricultural lots 18 2.1. Agricultural lots identification system 18 2.2. Filing support applications – campaign 2012 19 2.3. Registration of agricultural producers 20 3. Management of lands of The State Land Fund and consolidation of agricultural lands 20 3.1. Renting or leasing real estates of SLF 20 3.2. Bids with land property of SLF for owners of nominal compensation bonds 20 3.3. Establishment of limited property rights over lands property of SLF 20 3.4. Compensations in relation to paying off state debt 20 3.5. Consolidation (merger) of agricultural lands 20 4. Activities on protection of agricultural lands 21 5. Land relations 21 6. Activities for maintenance of the Map of restituted ownership, registers, agreements 21 7. Structure of agricultural holdings 21 8. Economy and production deliverables in 2012 and prognosis data for 2013 22 8.1. Economy accounts for agriculture for 2012 22 8.2. Production deliverables in crop husbandry 26 8.2.1. Grain production 26 8.2.2. Oil seed crops 28 8.2.3. Industrial crops 29 8.2.4. Medicinal and aromatic crops 30 8.2.5. Vegetables 30 8.2.6. Fruits 34 8.3. Production deliverables in livestock breeding 35 2 8.3.1. Cattle breeding and buffalo breeding 38 8.3.2. Sheep breeding and goat breeding 8.3.3. Pig breeding 43 8.3.4. Horse breeding 45 8.3.5. Bird breeding 48 8.3.6. Apiculture 48 8.3.7. Rabbit breeding 50 8.3.8. Sericulture 52 8.4. Condition of organic farming in Bulgaria in 2012 53 8.4.1. Number of operators in control system 53 8.4.2. Lands in control system 54 8.4.3. Biological livestock breeding 54 8.4.4. Financial support of organic farming 58 8.5. Viticulture and wine production 58 8.5.1. Production of grapes 59 8.5.2. Wine production 59 8.5.3. Export and import of Wine 63 III. TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES 63 1. Level and dynamics of foreign trade with agrarian goods 68 2. Geographical distribution of foreign trade in agricultural commodities 69 3. Structure of the export and the import by commodity groups 69 4. Development of foreign trade in agricultural commodities in 2013 73 IV. SUPPORTING THE AGRARIAN SECTOR 77 1. Implementation of EU Common Agricultural Policy 78 1.1. Support under the first pillar of CAP 78 1.1.1. Direct payments per area, national additional payments to the direct payments and 78 specific support 78 1.1.2. Market support mechanisms by sector 82 1.1.2.1. Sector “Field crops” 82 1.1.2.2. Sector “Meat and apiculture” 84 1.1.2.3. Sector “Milk” 87 1.1.2.4. Sector “Wine” 88 1.1.2.5. Sector “Fruits and vegetables” 89 1.1.2.6. Sector “Sugar” 90 1.1.2.7. Sector “Promotional programs” 91 3 1.1.2.8. Quality Policy – protected designations 92 1.1.3. Trade mechanisms 93 1.1.3.1. Licensing of the export 93 1.1.3.2. Licensing of the import 94 1.2. Support under the second pillar of CAP – implementation of the Development Program of 95 rural areas 2007-2013 1.2.1. Analysis of the achieved progress on the application of RDP and completing the 95 objectives, by axes 1.2.2. Financial implementation of RDP by measures 106 1.3. Additional state aid 109 1.3.1. State aid 109 1.3.2. Short-term loaning 113 1.3.3. Investment plans of State Fund “Agriculture” 114 V. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 117 1. Control of agricultural and forestry machinery 117 1.1. Condition of mechanization in agriculture and structure of machinery stock and tractor 117 fleet 1.2. Registration of agricultural and forestry machinery 119 1.3. Control of the technical condition and the safety of the machinery 119 1.4. Technical examinations of the machinery 120 1.5. Acquiring and removal of legal capacity for operation with the machinery and the 120 issuance of certificates 2. Hydromelioration 121 2.1. Control of the activities, related to the operation of the hydromelioration fund and with the service „water supply for irrigation” 121 2.2. Activities, related to the operation and the maintenance of dam lakes and facilities for 122 protection from the harmful effect of water 2.3. Control of the activities, related to formation and the development of irrigation 123 associations 3. Plant protection 123 3.1. Phytosanitary control 132 3.1.1. Border phytosanitary (quarantine) control for import of plants and plant products 132 3.1.2. Control of the export and re-export of plants and plant products 132 3.1.3. Control of the production of plants and plant products 132 3.1.4. Testing, registration and control of plant protection products 132 4 4. Fertilizers 134 4.1. Registration of fertilizers 134 4.2. Control of fertilizers in supply of fertilizers to the market 134 4.3. Use of fertilizers 135 4.4. Control for compliance with the rules of good agricultural practice, the program of 136 measures for limitation of nitrate contamination for the purposes of control of agrarian ecological measures and cross compliance 5. Plant variety testing, field inspection and seed control 136 6. Control of grain and grain products 140 6.1. Licensing and control of public warehouses, granaries and other storage facilities 140 6.2. Grading harvest 2012 142 7. Food safety 143 7.1. Health protection and humane treatment of animals 144 7.2. Information system for identification and tracking animal movement 145 7.3. Control activities 145 7.3.1. Food safety 145 7.3.2. Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed 148 7.3.3. Food quality control 148 7.3.4. Border control 149 7.3.5. Control of veterinary medicinal activity, veterinary medicinal products and feed 149 7.3.5.1. Control of veterinary medicinal activity 149 7.3.5.2. Control of veterinary medicinal products 151 7.3.5.3. Control of feed 151 7.3.5.4. Verification of the efficiency of official control of feed 156 7.3.6. Risk Assessment Center 157 7.3.7. Legislative changes in the field of food safety 157 8. Selection and reproduction in livestock breeding 158 8.1. Management of national genetic resources in livestock breeding 158 8.2. Activity of breeding organizations 161 8.3. Control and coordination in breeding activity 162 9. Agricultural science, training and advisory activity 162 9.1. Scientific research activity and scientific servicing to agriculture provided by the 162 Agricultural academy 9.1.1. Scientific products Created and introduced to production 163 9.1.2. Transfer of knowledge and scientific products 163 5 9.1.3. Qualification structure of researchers, training of PhD students and publication 164 9.1.4. International cooperation in the area of agricultural science 164 9.2. Advisory activity 165 VI. FORESTRY 172 1. Characteristics of forest areas 172 2. Changes in forest areas 173 3. Management of forest areas 174 3.1. Forestation and protection against erosion 174 3.2. Felling in forests 176 4. Use of timber and of non-wood forest products 177 4.1. Use of timber 177 4.2. Use of non-wood forest products 179 5. Protection of forest areas 179 5.1. Protection of forest areas against diseases, pests and other damages 179 5.2. Protection of forests against fires 180 6. Protected areas 180 7. Forest certifications 181 8. Non-state forests 181 9. Hunting sector 181 10. Protection of forest areas and control 183 11. Strategic planning and international activities and projects 183 12. Financing and investments in forest areas 184 12.1. Executive Forest Agency 184 12.2. State forestry enterprises 184 13. Public registers of natural persons exercising private silviculture practice and traders 185 performing activities in the forest fund VІІ. FISHERY 185 1. Catch and production of fish and other aquatic organisms 185 2. Import and export of fish and fish products 192 3. Operational program Fisheries sector development, financed by the European Fisheries 197 Fund 4. Administrative penalties in the Management of fishery and aquatic cultures 204 SECTION B PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY IN THE AGRARIAN SECTOR, MEASURES 205 AND ACTIONS FOR THEIR CARRYING OUT IN 2014 6 ANNEXES 7 List of used abbreviations BFSA Bulgarian Food Safety Agency BSMAEC Bulgarian Survey for Monitoring the Agricultural and Economic Conjuncture GDP Gross Domestic Product GVA Gross value added BSS Bulgarian State Standard BNB Bulgarian National Bank BEP Biological and economic properties BRC Bulgarian Red Cross VMP Veterinary Medicinal products BCP Border Check Points BCRP Border Crossing Points GMO Genetically modified organism FRM Forest reproductive materials FEPP Forest Economic Plans and Programs SFE State forestry enterprises SFH State Forest Holdings VAT Value Added Tax Directorate “AHFSD” Directorate “Animal Healthcare and Food Safety Directorate” SHA State Hunting Areas SLF State Land Fund SFA/SF „Agriculture” State Fund “Agriculture” SFA-PA State Fund “Agriculture” – Payment agency EFTA European Free Trade Association EAFRD European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development EC European Commission Single Multiannual National Control Plan for Foods, Animal Feed, Animal Health and SMNCP Welfare and Plant Health EERP European Economic Recovery Plan EU European Union EAGF European Agricultural Guarantee Fund EFF European Fisheries Fund AFM Agricultural and Forestry Machinery