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Bulgaria: Fruits and vegetables are getting more expensive

Fruits
Vegetables
Bulgaria
Published Oct 11, 2022

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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.

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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 of the week. Potatoes rose in price by 1 cent and are sold at BGN 1.03 per kilogram, while the wholesale price of carrots is BGN 1.06 per kilogram. Cabbage rose in price by 4.7 percent to BGN 0.90 per kilogram. Apples went up in price by 2 cents and are bought at BGN 1.35 per kilogram. The price of lemons increased by 9 cents to BGN 2.99 per kilogram. Peaches rose in price by 23 cents and are sold at BGN 2.09 per kilogram, while grapes fell by 6 cents and are traded at BGN 2.06 per ...
Source: Duma
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