The vegetable market in Bulgaria: 100% more expensive imported cucumbers a year

As of the end of March 2022, official statistics continue to show significant growth on an annual basis in wholesale prices of basic vegetables. There is a 100 percent increase in imported cucumbers, according to the latest operational analysis of the Ministry of Agriculture. Where is the vegetable market going in our country? Vote: Are you planning to use less chemical fertilizers this year? Looking at the data, there is a significant increase in the price of cabbage for one year - by 75.3%, potatoes - 45.9%, imported tomatoes - 54.2% and domestic greenhouse cucumbers - 53.9%. However, the latter do not know what part of the current market they occupy, as greenhouse harvests were delayed, and some of the regular producers relied only on tomatoes, because in their words they are more cold-resistant. The current price of our greenhouse cucumber is higher than the imported one - BGN 4.14 / kg against BGN 3.30 / kg (as of March 25, 2022), but on a weekly basis there is a price drop, ...