Bulgaria: Bulgaria’s beer production drops to lowest level in five years

Bulgaria produced 439.2 million litres of beer in 2021, the country’s lowest level of beer production in five years, according to figures released on August 30 by European Union statistics agency Eurostat.

In 2017, beer production in Bulgaria added up to 485.1 million litres; in 2018, it was 497.6 million litres; in 2019, 480.7 million litres; and in 2020, the figure was 451.9 million litres.

The 2021 figure means that Bulgaria accounted for 1.32 per cent of beer production in the 27 member states of the European Union last year.

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