Over the year, the prices of the Easter basket products in Ukraine increased by almost 18%

In 2024, an Easter basket (traditional paska, eggs, homemade sausage, bozhenina, lard, butter, soft and hard cheeses, horseradish and salt) will cost a Ukrainian family of 4 about UAH 1,422.05, i.e. 17.6% more expensive , than last year, when the same set of products cost UAH 1,208.78. This was reported by the National Scientific Center "Institute of Agrarian Economy". "The cost of a paska of homemade pastries according to a traditional recipe (700 g of flour, 6 eggs, 150 g of butter, 300 g of milk, 400 g of sugar, 40 g of yeast, 200 g of raisins) will be UAH 179.8 per 1 kg, which 5.8% higher than last year's cost (UAH 169.88). Such a relatively insignificant increase in the price of the Easter symbol is due to a significant decrease in the prices of eggs (by almost 30%), sugar (-15%) and flour (-5%). However, the price of other paska ingredients increased: butter (+16.4%), milk (+13.6%), yeast (+9.6%), raisins (+15.6%)," explained the Director of the National Research Center of ...