site.btaWholesale Prices of Basic Food Products and Most Vegetables Rise Again This Week

Wholesale prices of basic food products and most vegetables continued to rise between April 14 and 17, according to data from the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets.

The Wholesale Food Price Index, which tracks wholesale food prices in Bulgaria, increased by 0.87% to 2.784 points, compared to 2.760 points a week earlier. The base level of 1.000 was set in 2005.

The price of cow's milk white brine cheese rose 0.58% to EUR 6.07 per kg, while Vitosha yellow kashkaval cheese increased 1.80% to EUR 9.45 per kg. Yogurt (3% or higher fat content) fell 4.76% to EUR 0.70 per 400 g cup. Milk rose 6.16% to EUR 1.25 per litre. Frozen chicken meat gained 3% to EUR 3.69 per kg. Eggs (size M) remained unchanged at EUR 0.23 apiece at wholesale. Butter (125 g pack) fell 1.17% to EUR 1.48 per pack.

Rice gained 0.31% to EUR 1.64 per kg. Lentils increased 2.44% to EUR 2.10 per kg. Dried beans lost 2.47% to EUR 2.07 per kg. Flour (grade 500) dropped 6.15% to EUR 0.77 per kg, while sugar declined 2.17% to EUR 0.90 per kg. Sunflower oil rose 3.26% to EUR 1.82 per litre.

Among vegetables, the sharpest increase was recorded for onions, up 33.33% to EUR 0.61 per kg, followed by lettuce, which rose 19.06% to EUR 0.89 per kg. Cabbage gained 13.83% to EUR 0.72 per kg. Prices also rose for cucumbers, up 5.97% to EUR 2.13 per kg, green peppers, up 10.80% to EUR 4.00 per kg, and red peppers, up 8.71% to EUR 3.62 per kg. Carrots increased 2.40% to EUR 0.64 per kg. Prices declined for tomatoes, down 6.48% to EUR 2.85 per kg, potatoes, down 1.48% to EUR 0.50 per kg, and courgettes, which fell 8.30% to EUR 1.74 per kg.

Among fruits, oranges rose 6.72% to EUR 1.31 per kg, while lemons edged up 0.12% to EUR 2.02 per kg. Bananas fell 1.15% to EUR 1.51 per kg, and apples declined 6.20% to EUR 1.21 per kg.