Published January 08, 2015
Luxury perfume makers around the world can expect a bumper yield of rose oil from Bulgaria this year.
Distillery owner Filip Lissicharov says yields have recovered following a bad few years when production was laid low by unfavorable weather conditions. Rose oil is a key ingredient in luxury perfumes.
Lissicharov says prices are likely to be lower this year because of the high yield. Last year, rose oil prices edged up to 7,000 euros ($9,520) per kilogram.
Lissicharov's company, Enio Bonchev Production, runs the oldest rose oil extraction facility in the Balkan country.
Bulgaria produces 1,500 kilogram (3,300 pounds) of rose oil a year and is one of the world's largest exporters along with Turkey and Morocco. The main buyers are France, Germany, Switzerland, the United States, Japan and China.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/bulgaria-expects-high-revenues-from-the-export-of-rose-oil-in-2014