Bulgaria: Fruits and vegetables are getting more expensive

Published 2022년 10월 10일

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The market price index in Bulgaria increased by 1.24 percent this week, marking a nearly 4.8 percent rise over the past three months and an overall growth of over 30 percent annually. This increase is reflected in the prices of various commodities, with greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers seeing the highest price hikes. Meanwhile, the costs for green peppers, grapes, cow's cheese, and cow butter have slightly decreased. Additionally, the price of oil has also seen an uptick by 2.1 percent in the past week.
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The market price index (ITC), which reflects wholesale food prices in Bulgaria, rose this week by 1.24 percent to 2,125 points. For more than three months, the ITC has been without particular and sharp changes, positioning itself in the range of 2,029-2,125 points, according to the data of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets (DKSBT). There was a slight but sustained increase in the index of nearly 4.8 percent. On an annual basis, ITC has grown by over 30 percent. The base level of the ITC - 1,000 points - is from 2005. Greenhouse tomatoes this week rose in price by 15.64 percent and are traded at BGN 2.70 per kilogram, while tomatoes harvested from open areas added 4.4 percent and are sold at BGN 2.15 wholesale. The price of greenhouse cucumbers rose by 10.3 percent to BGN 1.92 per kilogram. Green peppers fell in price by 0.6 percent and were sold at BGN 1.65 per kilogram, while red peppers rose in price by 6.3 percent and were traded at BGN 2.03/kg at the end ...
Source: Duma

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