Bulgaria: We have not bought so many golden apples in the last 7 years; the wholesale price is BGN 1.95

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Published Mar 26, 2024

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The article outlines the dynamic pricing landscape of agricultural products in Bulgaria, with a focus on apples, flour, cucumbers, and tomatoes. It reports an increase in the average wholesale price of apples from BGN 1.32 in 2022 to BGN 1.95 per kilogram in the last week, alongside a decline in the national consumption of Bulgarian apples from 52% in 2018 to 38% in 2023. The piece also highlights a decrease in domestic production of greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes, resulting in unavailable price data for the current year. Furthermore, it touches on the impact of geopolitical events, notably Russia's 'special military operation', on the heightened prices of groceries and produce in 2023. Additionally, it mentions the lowest wholesale price of type 500 flour in March over the past three years and a decrease in the prices of imported cucumbers and tomatoes.

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DKSBT no longer has an order for Bulgarian greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes, because there are almost none of them The average wholesale price of apples last week reached BGN 1.95 per kilogram. In stores, even the apples on promotion do not fall below 2 BGN. What happens to this fruit? A reference to the database of the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Markets (DKSBT) shows that in March 2023 the average price of apples was BGN 1.35, and in 2022 BGN 1.32. A review of the wholesale prices up to 2018 shows that, excluding this year, the most expensive March market prices for apples were in 2018 – BGN 1.57 and in 2020 – BGN 1.48. They were the lowest in 2019 – BGN 1.04. In 2018, Bulgarian apples satisfied 52% of the national consumption, and in 2023 - 38%, another report of the commission shows. Comparing grocery and fruit and vegetable prices in 2022-2024, we generally see that in March 2022, the month after Vladimir Putin launched his "special military operation", ...

Source: Agroplovdiv