A minimal decrease in the prices of some basic foodstuffs, fruits and vegetables on the exchanges in the country this week reports the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Markets (DKSBT) in its weekly bulletin, BTA reported.
The market price index (MPI), which reflects the movement of wholesale food prices in our country, fell by 0.15 percent to 2,044 points during the week. Last week the ITC was at the level of 2.047 points. The base level of ITC - 1,000 points, is from 2005
Cucumbers are increasing in price, with imported ones increasing by 0.4 percent to BGN 2.44 per kilogram, and greenhouse cucumbers by 4.8 percent to BGN 2.82 per kilogram. However, the price of greenhouse tomatoes is lower - by 5.4 percent to 2.09 BGN per kilogram, as well as that of green pepper - by 2.6 per hundred to BGN 2.65 per kilogram.
Potatoes became cheaper by 4.2 percent to BGN 1.13 per kilogram, and carrots by 1.6 percent to BGN 1.21 per kilogram. The price of ripe onions is also down by 4 percent to 1.19 BGN per kilogram, while that of cabbage is up by 4.9 percent to 0.86 leva per kilogram.
Imported apples became cheaper by 2.6 percent and are traded at BGN 1.90 per kilogram. The price of lemons jumped by 4.4 percent to BGN 2.86 per kilogram, and of bananas - by 0.7 percent to BGN 2.77 per kilogram. Peaches rose in price by 4.2 percent to BGN 2.48 per kilogram, and apricots - by 1.8 percent to BGN 2.78 per kilogram.
Cow cheese fell by 0.6 percent to BGN 10.86 per kilogram, and Vitosha type cheese - by 0.2 percent to 17 , 20 BGN per kilogram.
The price of sour milk (3 and over 3 percent fat content) increased by 5.1 percent and it is bought at BGN 1.23 for a bucket of 400 grams, while that of < fresh milk (3 percent fat) drops by 0.4 percent to BGN 2.22 per liter.
Chicken meat becomes cheaper by 2.5 percent and is available at BGN 6.73 per kilogram, while eggs (size M) increase in price by 3.7 percent and are traded at BGN 0.28 per piece wholesale.
The price of rice falls by 1.8 percent to BGN 3.21 per kilogram, and that of lentils rises by 1.6 percent and is respectively BGN 4.35 per kilogram. Ripe beans rose in price by 1.2 percent to BGN 4.18 per kilogram.
In the case of sugar, a price increase of 4.1 percent was also observed and was traded at BGN 2.03 per kilogram, while in the case of oil there was a drop of 2. 4 percent to BGN 2.81 per liter. The price of type 500 flour fell by 1.6 percent to 1.24 BGN per kilogram, and that of cow butter (125 gram package) - by 4.1 per hundred up to BGN 2.60 per piece.