The price increase of most basic food products, fruits and vegetables on the stock exchanges in our country continues this week, according to data from the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets (DKSBT), BTA reported.
The market price index (MPI), which reflects the movement of wholesale food prices in Bulgaria, increased by 1.96 percent to 2.76 points compared to 2.707 points a week earlier. The base level of the index (1,000 points) is from 2005.
Among vegetables, the highest price increase was for green lettuce, which is up 19.76 percent and is traded at 0.80 euros per kilogram wholesale. Tomatoes are also significantly more expensive - by 10.71 percent to 3.06 euros per kilogram, green peppers - by 9.65 percent to 3.68 euros per kilogram, and red peppers - by 8.77 percent to 3.40 euros per kilogram. The prices of potatoes are up - by 2 percent to 0.51 euros per kilogram, cucumbers - by 1.87 percent to 2.07 euros per kilogram, and carrots - by 1.25 percent to 0.65 euros per kilogram.
The price of cabbage has fallen the most, down 15.3 percent to 0.62 euros per kilogram. The prices of zucchini are also lower - down 11.9 percent to 1.88 euros per kilogram, and ripe onions – by 3.23 percent to 0.48 euros per kilogram.
In terms of fruits, there is an increase in the prices of apples - from 4.67 to 1.30 euros per kilogram, and bananas - by 2.53 percent to 1.54 euros per kilogram. Lemons and oranges decreased in price by 2.27 percent to 2.07 euros per kilogram and by 1.23 percent to 1.28 euros per kilogram, respectively.
The price of cow's cheese increased by 0.83 percent to 6.06 euros per kilogram, and that of Vitosha“ type yellow cheese decreased by 0.75 percent to 9.31 euros per kilogram. Yogurt (3 and over 3 percent fat content) is cheaper than last week by 2.17 percent and is sold at 0.72 euros for a 400-gram bucket, while fresh milk is more expensive by 0.17 percent to 1.19 euros per liter. The price of butter (a 125-gram package) is higher and is traded at 1.50 euros per unit, which is an increase of 1.35 percent.
Frozen chicken is up 1.12 percent to 3.62 euros per kilogram, while eggs (size M) maintain their price and are traded at 0.23 euros per unit wholesale.
The price of rice is down 2.38 percent to 1.64 euros per kilogram, while that of lentils is up 5.95 percent to 2.10 euros per kilogram. Also more expensive are ripe beans - by 2.13 percent to 2.11 euros per kilogram, sugar - by 3.07 percent to 0.94 euros per kilogram, and oil - by 2.53 percent to 1.78 euros per liter. A serious increase is observed in the price of type 500 flour, which is up by 15.45 percent to 0.88 euros per kilogram.