In Bulgaria, the most affected by late spring frosts are stone fruit orchards. The most common are cherries and plums for direct consumption. Considering the standard yields for traditional orchard cherry and plum and the low purchase price, we can give the following examples:
- Cherry: With a yield of about 1.5 tonnes per acre and a minimum price of 0.7lv/kg for an area of 80 acres a value of 84,000 BGN is obtained.
- Plum: With a yield of about 3.0 tons per acre and a minimum price of 0.35lv/kg for an area of 80 acres a value of 84,000 BGN is obtained.
These examples are of standard extensive cultivation, which is increasingly developing in Bulgaria. With intensive cultivation of crops, at least 50% higher yields can be expected.