Bulgaria's wheat harvest for 2009 totalled 3.98 million tonnes, down 14% from a four-year high recorder in 2008. The harvested wheat last year is still twice as much as the country needs to meet domestic demand. The country's 2009 barley harvest was 2.2% down on the year to 858,679 tonnes and maize output fell 5.7% to 1.291 million tonnes. Sunflower harvest increased 1.3% to 1.318 million tonnes. Bulgaria's total agriculture output fell 11% last year due to lower yields. Only rice and rye crops were higher than in 2008 by 12.4% and 27.7%, respectively, at 43,441 tonnes and 18,858 tonnes.