Bulgaria: Cabbage, potatoes, and cucumbers raise inflation in December

The production of three crops - cabbage, potatoes and cucumbers, contributes to inflating inflation. The price jump of cabbage is almost 58%, which increased from BGN 0.64 last December to BGN 1.01 this month. This is the highest December price of this vegetable in at least 10 years. Cabbage is usually sold in bulk in the winter for about BGN 0.50 / kg and only in 2015 it was relatively expensive, when the markets were offered to start at BGN 0.80. Potatoes are 38% more expensive than in December 2020. A year ago they were sold wholesale for BGN 0.63, and today they cost BGN 0.87. At the beginning of November, traders wanted BGN 0.83. So far, the price of potatoes has fluctuated between BGN 0.50 and BGN 0.70 in December. Greenhouse cucumbers are 33 ...