At the stock market next to Parvenets in Bulgaria: Native cherries for BGN 5, traders praise the Turkish tomato

Cherries are offered in the wide range from BGN 4 to BGN 7 at the marketplace next to the village of Parvenets. Their price mainly depends on their appearance - whether they are fresh and large, and whether they are sold by a producer or a retailer. By the entrance to the so-called stock market, where the producers are seated at market tables, the best-looking cherries, known as khrushtyalki, are offered for BGN 6 each. For smaller ones, the price is BGN 4. Cherries cost BGN 7 at the kiosks further inland. These are wholesale prices, almost no one here charges by the kilo - you buy a crate and nothing less. The price of apricots - entirely imported - is BGN 3 and 4 per kilogram, while Bulgarian strawberries do not fall below BGN 5 per kilogram. The market is overflowing with large pink tomatoes. When asked if they are Bulgarian, the merchant answers: "They are Bulgarian varieties." Then he specifies that they were raised in Turkey. Their price is BGN 2.10 to BGN 2.30 per kg, with ...