2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
The State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets announced that the index of wholesale food prices has remained the same, but for some foods there is a change in values.
In the first week of February, the Institution Index remained at 1468 points.
The price of greenhouse cucumbers continues to be BGN 3.30 per kilogram, while imported cucumbers, on the other hand, show a slight increase of 5.9%, as their price has reached BGN 2.70 per kilogram.
In the case of greenhouse tomatoes, there is also an increase in the price by 7.1% and their price per kilogram has reached BGN 1.96. On the other hand, imported tomatoes fell in price by 12.6%, with a kilogram of them now selling for BGN 1.52.
The values of cabbage have also decreased by 3 stotinki, as the wholesale weight of this vegetable is 0.37 leva.
No change was registered in the price of potatoes and they continue to be sold for BGN 0.78 per kilogram. Lemons are also traded at the old prices - BGN 1.66 per kilogram.
For the last week the carrots have risen in price by 4.7% and their price per kilogram reaches BGN 0.90, while the price of apples has dropped by 3.8%, which made the price per kilogram of fruit BGN 1.02.
Citruses such as oranges and tangerines are also sold at lower prices, with oranges decreasing by 12%, which made their price BGN 0.88 per kilogram, and tangerines falling by 0.7% and they are now sold for BGN 1.35 per kilogram.
Cow's cheese continues to rise in price, having jumped by 4.5% in the last week and its price is BGN 6.06 per kilogram.
Vitosha type yellow cheese also has a slight increase of 0.4% and it costs an average of BGN 11.13 per kilogram.
Oil, on the other hand, has fallen in price by 0.9%, as its price per liter is BGN 2.10.
The minced meat, the ripe beans and the eggs have kept their values, being traded for respectively - BGN 5.01 per kilogram, BGN 4.37 per kilogram and BGN 0.19 per piece.
There is a slight increase in flour type 500, which raised its price by 1 stotinka and is now sold for BGN 0.80 per kilogram.
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