Bulgaria: Easter for the rich - lamb French crab for BGN 100 per kilo

Published 2024년 4월 8일

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In Plovdiv, the cost of Easter meals, especially lamb, has soared to unprecedented levels this year. Prices vary widely, with domestic chilled lamb meat priced at BGN 32 per kilogram and a premium French crab lamb cut costing up to BGN 96.69 per kilogram. Despite these high retail prices, the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Association indicates that the farm purchase price for lamb remains between BGN 8 and 10 per kilogram, pointing to speculation in the producer-retailer-trader chain as a factor in the inflated consumer prices. The market features a diverse range of lamb products from various countries, with costs differing based on the meat's origin and whether it is fresh or frozen.

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How much will the Easter meal cost us this year? Naturally, everyone shops according to their pocket. But tradition must be respected and there must be lamb on the table. Chilled lamb meat, domestic production, set a price record in Plovdiv this year, Maritsa writes. A month before Easter and St. George's Day, it was sold in a retail chain for BGN 32 per kilogram. However, this is the "cheap" against the backdrop of the cosmic price of BGN 96.69 per kilogram of lamb French crab. The golden piece is part of the assortment of a wholesale food company with several warehouses in the country, including under the hills. The French crab is a whole crumb from the center of the fillet, with a few ribs, and the preparation is of the French tert type. The same company also sells whole lambs, lamb meat and offal of various origins. In addition to Bulgarian, there are also imports from Macedonia, Spain, New Zealand, Ireland and Greece, and most of the meat is frozen, but the prices are far ...

Source: Dnes