For another week, the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Markets (DKSBT) reports a fall in the prices of most basic foodstuffs, fruits and vegetables on the exchanges in the country, it becomes known from the data in the weekly bulletin of the DKSBT, BTA reported.
The market price index (MPI), which reflects the movement of wholesale food prices in our country, decreased by 1.11 percent to 2,235 points during the week. Last week the ITC was at the level of 2,260 points. The base level of ITC - 1,000 points, is from 2005
Imported cucumbers fell in price by 11.8 percent to BGN 2.10 per kilogram, while greenhouse cucumbers fell by 4.3 percent to BGN 2.90 per kilogram. The price of tomatoes (import) is also lower - by 2.9 percent to BGN 2.97 per kilogram. Potatoes continue to rise in price, this time by 2.9 percent and are traded at BGN 1.44 per kilogram.
Carrots are also going up and are priced at BGN 1.20 per kilogram, which is 5.3 percent more than last week. Ripe onions (import) rose in price by 3.4 percent to BGN 1.50 per kilogram, and cabbage - by 1.6 percent to BGN 1.28 per kilogram.
The price of imported apples is lower by 2.2 percent to BGN 1.74 per kilogram, and lemons - by 1 percent to BGN 2.05 per kilogram. Bananas rose in price by 3.6 percent to BGN 2.86 per kilogram, oranges by 4.2 percent to BGN 1.99/kg, and strawberries (imported) by 2.3 percent to BGN 4.83 per kilo.
The price of cow's cheese fell by 0.4 percent to BGN 10.60 per kilogram, and the "Vitosha" type cheese - by 0.1 percent to BGN 16.60 per kilogram.
Yoghurt milk (3 and over 3 percent fat content) increased in price by 2.6 percent and is bought at BGN 1.18 for a 400 g bucket, and fresh milk (3 percent fat content) - by 1.3 percent hundred to BGN 2.27 per liter.
Chicken meat becomes cheaper by 0.6 percent and is available at BGN 6.44 per kilogram, while the price of eggs (size M) jumps by 2.9 percent and they are bought at BGN 0.36 per piece wholesale at the end of the week.
Rice keeps its price of BGN 3.33 per kilogram, and lentils increase in price by 1 percent to BGN 4.24 per kilogram. The price of ripe beans jumped by 0.2 percent to BGN 4.30 per kilogram.
Sugar fell by 3.5 percent and was traded at BGN 1.91 per kilogram, and oil by 0.4 percent to BGN 2.72 per liter. The price of flour type 500 also goes down by 3 percent to BGN 1.29 per kilogram, while that of cow butter (125 gram package) rises by 1.5 percent to BGN 2.65 per piece.
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Source: www.bta.bg