Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts market in Bulgaria: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 110 supply contracts for cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts through award notices on TED; the 95 of them that state a value (86.4%) add up to €8.5 million. Bulgaria imported €549 million of goods in the customs headings matched to cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 0802, 1005, 1001, 0709, 0805 and 10 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 27% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 71 companies have won 246 public supply contracts for cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts in Bulgaria, in 185 award notices from 86 public buyers.
- 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Bulgaria.
- The five companies that win most often hold 34.6% of all awards.
- 15.1% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Bulgaria — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €14.4 billion in 2025, 12.4% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts market in Bulgaria", https://cresques.com/markets/bg/032-cereals-potatoes-vegetables-fruits-and-nuts, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 71
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 185
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 86
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €548.8M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Bulgaria: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 246
- in 185 award notices
- Awarded value
- €68.6M
- from 91% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 71
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 86
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 57 |
| 2025 | 110 |
| 2026 | 79 |
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| 2024 | €21.4M |
| 2025 | €8.5M |
| 2026 | €38.7M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 164 |
| Universities, schools and research | 50 |
| Hospitals and health services | 18 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 8 |
| Social protection | 3 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 3 |
- Yuzhen tsentralen73BG42
- Severoiztochen48BG33
- Yugozapaden40BG41
- Yugoiztochen39BG34
- Severen tsentralen28BG32
- Severozapaden17BG31
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| Yuzhen tsentralen | 73 |
| Severoiztochen | 48 |
| Yugozapaden | 40 |
| Yugoiztochen | 39 |
| Severen tsentralen | 28 |
| Severozapaden | 17 |
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
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| Small | 18 · 7.3% |
| Micro | 15 · 6.1% |
| SME (size not stated) | 213 · 86.6% |
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| 2023 | €432M |
| 2024 | €451.5M |
| 2025 | €548.8M |
- Пловдив31
- Варна25
- Смолян22
- София14
- Белослав9
- Раднево9
- Русе8
- Поморие8
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| Пловдив | 31 |
| Варна | 25 |
| Смолян | 22 |
| София | 14 |
| Белослав | 9 |
| Раднево | 9 |
| Русе | 8 |
| Поморие | 8 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 0802, 1005, 1001, 0709, 0805, 0702, 0701, 0808, 0703, 1003, 0704, 0706, 1004, 1002, 1007 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria
100%
0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
34.6%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
15.1%
Among 232 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- С ПЛЮС Н ООД32 public contracts in total
- ДАНИКО ТРЕЙД ЕООД22 public contracts in total
- ВАРНА ОБОРОТ ЕООД36 public contracts in total
- КИЛТЕКС ЕООД51 public contracts in total
- СТЕЛИТ 1 ЕООД91 public contracts in total
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts in Bulgaria?
- 71 companies won 185 contract award notices for these categories from 86 public buyers in Bulgaria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are С ПЛЮС Н ООД, ДАНИКО ТРЕЙД ЕООД, ВАРНА ОБОРОТ ЕООД, КИЛТЕКС ЕООД, СТЕЛИТ 1 ЕООД.
- How big is the cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts market in Bulgaria?
- In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 110 supply contracts for cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts through award notices on TED; the 95 of them that state a value (86.4%) add up to €8.5 million. Bulgaria imported €549 million of goods in the customs headings matched to cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 0802, 1005, 1001, 0709, 0805 and 10 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 27% from 2023.
- How do I find a distributor for cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts in Bulgaria?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Bulgaria and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.