Easter basket 2024 will hit the pocket: experts calculated how much Ukrainians will spend

Easter basket products in Ukraine in 2024 will be more expensive than last year by more than 17% and will amount to more than 1.4 thousand hryvnias. According to the National Research Center "Institute of Agrarian Economy", this year traditional paska, eggs, homemade sausage, lard, butter, soft and hard cheeses, horseradish and salt will cost about 1422 for a family of 4 people. UAH 05, i.e. 17.6% more expensive than last year. Then the same set of products cost UAH 1,208.78. It is noted that the cost of the main component of the Easter basket - homemade pastries according to the traditional recipe (700 g of flour, 6 eggs, 150 g of butter, 300 g of milk, 400 g of sugar, 40 g of yeast, 200 g of raisins) - will be 179, UAH 8 per 1 kg, which is 5.8% higher than the cost of the 2023 paska with a cost of UAH 169.88. According to expert Yuriy Lupenko, such a relatively small increase in prices is due to a significant decrease in the prices of eggs (by almost 30%), sugar (-15%) and flour ...