2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
The values of cucumbers have risen again, according to the market price index. For a kilogram wholesale they have risen in price by 17.4 percent and are traded for BGN 0.95 per kilogram.
However, the gherkins have kept their prices from last week and are sold on the wholesale markets for BGN 1.39 per kilogram.
In the pickle season, the Market Price Index reports a decrease in the price of most vegetables with the exception of cucumbers. Tomatoes are sold at lower prices in open areas. Their values per kilogram in bulk have fallen by 7.95% and are now sold for BGN 0.98 per kilogram.
Potatoes are also cheaper, whose price has fallen by 8.3% and are now traded for BGN 0.55 per kilogram wholesale. Green and red peppers are sold at a lower price, the values of which are BGN 0.55 and BGN 1.10 per kilogram respectively.
Zucchini, whose wholesale price reached BGN 0.90 per kilogram, also fell by 5.3%.
In the case of fruits, the price of apples has fallen the most. They are sold for BGN 1.05 per kilogram wholesale, which is a decrease of 11.8%. The grapes are also sold at lower prices, and their wholesale values are BGN 1.22 per kilogram.
In the case of basic necessities, an increase was reported in butter. A package of 250 grams is already traded for BGN 2.34. There is a reduction in the price of flour type 500, whose wholesale price is BGN 0.80.
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