Turnaround: Sheep meat imports from Greece surpass those from North Macedonia

The trend of increasing lamb prices continues in the first month of the new year, as is evident in the statistical information on the sector published by the Ministry of Agriculture. Wholesale egg prices start 2025 at lower levels than last year According to SAPI data, as of January 8, 2025, the purchase price of lambs (live weight) is 11.59 BGN/kg excluding VAT. The price increase compared to January 2024 is 4.4%. In wholesale, a kilogram of lamb meat in the first days of 2025 was traded for 25.27 BGN with VAT – a 6.6% increase. The jump in retail prices is greater – by 14.3%, reaching 27.76 BGN/kg with VAT. The infographic for the last three years outlines a gradual increase in both the purchase prices of live weight and the wholesale and retail prices of lamb meat. In January 2022, the purchase prices of lambs (live weight) were just over 6 BGN/kg excluding VAT, after a year they increased to over 8 BGN/kg excluding VAT, and in January 2024 they reached levels of about 11 ...