In Moldova, suppliers change wholesale prices for fruit and vegetable assortment for supermarkets several times a week

Managers of large supermarket chains told EastFruit that wholesalers are raising prices for each new batch of products in March. At the same time, deliveries to many positions of the fruit and vegetable group of goods are carried out at least once every two to three days. As a result, in the first half of March, prices for products of this group increased by 5-15%. The least rise in prices for carrots, zucchini and apples (on average 5%), onions and beets (7%), bell peppers (8%), in the greatest - cabbage and grapes (10%), potatoes and citrus fruits (up to 15% ). According to the retailers' forecast, by the end of March, fruits and vegetables will cost them more than the February price level by about 25%, and some goods - even more. At the same time, they note that the March prices for wholesale supplies of these products to supermarket chains are growing to a greater extent and faster than supplies to wholesale and retail markets. As a rule, wholesale suppliers of chains take ...