Ripe onions and carrots rose in price more than cucumbers and tomatoes fell in Bulgaria

Published 2023년 3월 27일

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The article reports a significant increase in the retail prices of essential vegetables such as onions and carrots in Bulgaria, with onions seeing a 20% rise to BGN 2.94 per kilogram and carrots increasing by 13% to BGN 0.88 per kilogram within a week. In contrast, greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes, both Bulgarian and imported, have experienced a notable decrease in prices by 17.4% and 16% respectively. Additionally, the article highlights a slight rise in the price of eggs, with 'M' size eggs increasing by 1 cent to BGN 0.41 and retail eggs selling for BGN 0.54 per piece. These changes in market prices are tracked by the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Markets (DKSBT) and the new price information site foodprice.bg.

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From BGN 2.39/kg at the beginning of March, ripe onions gradually reached a retail price of BGN 2.94 as of March 22, according to data on the new website foodprice.bg. According to the bulletin of the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Markets (DKSBT), onions have increased in price on the markets in the past week by 20% (+30.38 leva) and are traded for an average of 2.25 leva/kg. Again during the week, carrots have increased by BGN 0.15 per kilogram (+13%) and cost BGN 0.88 wholesale, while according to the new price information site foodprice.bg, the orange vegetable retails for an average of BGN 1.95 BGN A significant drop in market trade is noted for cucumbers and tomatoes - Bulgarian and imported. The data of the DKSBT show that in a week, Bulgarian greenhouse cucumbers fell by 17.4% to BGN 4.40/kg, and imported ones fell by 16.2% to BGN 3.61. According to the new website, retail cucumbers for losers just over 1 BGN from its price from the beginning of March to ...

Source: Agroplovdiv