And vegetables will become more expensive with the increase in labor and energy costs.

The Bulgarian Greenhouse Producers Association warns of a new price increase for vegetables by around 5% next year, reported "Nova TV." According to the association's management, a larger price increase is unlikely because imports exert strong pressure on the market. Industry experts emphasize that the reason is not the introduction of the euro, but the increasing costs of labor and energy, which directly affect the cost of production. Greenhouse producers comment that Bulgarian tomatoes and cucumbers will be on the market for about another month. After that, 90% of the greenhouses will remain empty during the winter. The reason is the high price of heating, which makes production economically unprofitable. Ivan Kaburov from the village of Malo Konare, Pazardzhik municipality in the eponymous region, is already harvesting his last crop from 8 decares of greenhouses. The last tomatoes are coming out at a price of 2.80 BGN wholesale. Kaburov stopped production a month earlier due to ...