2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
The tendentious rise in prices of basic food products in the country continues. Experts' forecasts for a lasting rise in the monetary value of food in April are already coming true.
The most significant increase is observed in the widely sought after tomatoes. They have increased their cost by as much as 10%. In the trade network, a kilo of tomatoes costs BGN 1.99.
Sugar, oranges and potatoes are also on the rise. The average price of sugar is BGN 2.11 per kilogram, which is an increase of 1.4 percent. Potatoes are traded for an average of BGN 1 / kg, which means that they have risen in price by 1%.
With the passage of the orange season, there is an increase in the price of citrus fruit. On the market a kilo of oranges already costs an average of BGN 0.94 (an increase of 1.1%).
Cow's cheese also marked a slight increase of 0.6% and today can be purchased for BGN 4.68 / kg.
And more - according to the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets / DKSBT / in just one week the flour has risen in price by 4% and is now trading at 1.04 per kilogram wholesale. At the same time, for now, the Association of Bakers assures that there will be no drastic rise in the price of subsistence.
According to DKSBT statistics, cucumbers are cheaper by 5.1 percent. The average price per kilogram of cucumbers is BGN 1.87 / kg. The oil also has a reduced monetary cost - a kilogram costs BGN 2.77 (0.7%), as well as yellow cheese, which costs an average of BGN 10.60 per kilogram, which is a decrease of 0.3 percent.
We remind you that according to experts from the Sofia Commodity Exchange, a lasting reduction in the prices of some of the main food products can be expected during the summer months of this year.
Recommended:
Potatoes Are Getting Cheaper, Chicken Is Getting More Expensive
The market price index, which affects the value of wholesale food, rose 0.69 percent this week to 1,449 points. This was announced by the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets, announcing what changes will occur in the prices of basic food products.
We Buy More Expensive Tomatoes, But Cheaper Cucumbers
The market price index shows that this week the price of tomatoes jumped by 14.7 percent. Cucumbers, on the other hand, registered a decrease of 8.4 percent. Greenhouse tomatoes are already available on wholesale exchanges for BGN 1.64 per kilogram.
Tomatoes Are Getting More Expensive And Cucumbers Are Getting Cheaper In The Season Of Pickles
For the last seven days, the Market Price Index has reported a jump in the values per kilogram of wholesale greenhouse tomatoes. On the other hand, greenhouse cucumbers have become cheaper, according to data from the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets.
We Buy More Expensive Tomatoes And Cheaper Sugar
The data of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets show that for the last year the most expensive goods on the Bulgarian market are tomatoes. Accordingly, the lowest price is for sugar. The most serious jump was registered by garden tomatoes, which increased their values by 28%.
Tomatoes And Potatoes Have Become More Expensive, Salads Have Become Cheaper
There is a decrease in prices for eggs and fresh green salads after the Easter holidays, according to the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets. There are two objective reasons for this - on the one hand, most of the retail chains woke up with large unsold quantities of these products, which forced them to lower their prices so that they could sell them before their expiration date.
