site.btaAnalysis of Retail Prices in Mid-April Shows Stable Basic Foods, Cheaper Vegetables

Bulgaria’s food market is sending positive signals to consumers in mid-April: greenhouse vegetables continued to cheapen for the third consecutive week, while the core consumer basket - meat, milk, bread, and legumes - remained stable compared to the second week of April The data comes from a summary report from the regional offices for monitoring consumer prices of the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) for the seventeenth week of 2026 and covers the country’s 28 regions.

In mid-April, a drop was observed in the retail price of greenhouse cucumbers by 13% to EUR 2.98 per kilogram, tomatoes by 11% to EUR 3.65 per kg, eggplants by 11% to EUR 3.66 per kg, green onions by 7 to 8% to EUR 8.14 per kg, and strawberries by 4% to EUR 4.85 per kg. According to the analysis, this is the result of local produce entering the market and pushing the prices down.

An increase was registered in the retail price of lettuce by 12% to EUR 1.37 per piece, spinach by 5% to EUR 3.24 per kg, green garlic by 5% to EUR 9.42 per kg, carrots and kiwis by 2 to 3%, and lemons, tangerines, and oranges by 2%.

The basic food products - bread, sugar, rice, flour, cooking oil, meat, eggs, and potatoes - mostly preserved their prices from a week earlier. 

Compared by region, the prices of nine basic food products were the lowest in Shumen, Razgrad, Yambol, Sliven, and Burgas, while the highest prices were observed in Plovdiv, Montana, Vidin, Vratsa, and Pleven. The differences between regions were significant, for example greenhouse tomatoes traded at EUR 2.80 per kg in Plovdiv but at EUR 4.80 per kg in Montana and Vidin.

AMIS recalls that the retail market in Bulgaria is not isolated from the international factors that affect consumer prices. Global logistics costs remain below the pre-pandemic levels. During the spring season in Bulgaria, local production increases, reliance on imports decreases, and prices fall. The window of lower vegetable prices will remain open until around June, after which summer temperatures and reduced greenhouse production will once again push prices upward.