Wholesale prices of most fruits and vegetables continue to fall over the past week, according to data from the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Markets (DKSBT), cited by BTA. A decrease is also reported for some of the main food products, writes News.bg.
The market price index (MPI), which measures the movement of wholesale food prices, fell by 2.56% to 2.436 points compared to 2.500 points a week earlier.
Among vegetables, the most serious drop was in zucchini, which fell by 26.83% to 0.84 euros per kilogram. Tomatoes follow with a decrease of 21.96% to 1.50 euros per kilogram. Cabbage fell by 16.67% to 0.52 euros per kilogram, and cucumbers - by 16.54% to 1.10 euros per kilogram.
The price of red peppers decreased by 7.77% to 2.54 euros per kilogram, while green peppers fell by 16.60% to 1.94 euros per kilogram.
Among the products with an increase in price are lettuce, which rose by 4.05% to 0.77 euros per kilogram, potatoes - by 8.36% to 0.70 euros per kilogram, ripe onions - by 6.78% to 0.63 euros per kilogram, as well as carrots, which added 0.23% to 0.87 euros per kilogram.
Among fruits, the most noticeable decrease in price is seen in cherries - by 19.69% to 2.30 euros per kilogram. Apples fell by 2.50% to 1.25 euros per kilogram, and lemons - by 2.33% to 2.51 euros per kilogram.
The exception is strawberries, whose price increased by 13.36%, reaching 2.75 euros per kilogram.
Among dairy products, cow's cheese fell by 4.05% to 5.97 euros per kilogram, and the yellow cheese “Vitosha“ - by 2.77% to 9.39 euros per kilogram.
At the same time, yogurt with a fat content of over 3% increased in price by 5.26% to 0.76 euros per 400-gram bucket, and fresh milk - by 2.27% to 1.12 euros per liter.
Cow butter decreased in price by 2.56% to 1.37 euros per 125-gram package. Frozen chicken meat recorded a slight increase of 0.43% to 3.70 euros per kilogram, while eggs size M decreased in price by 2.91% to 0.20 euros per piece wholesale.
In the case of basic food products, rice decreased in price by 2.03% to 1.64 euros per kilogram, and lentils - by 1.70% to 2.08 euros per kilogram.
Beans increased in price by 0.93% to 2.16 euros per kilogram, type 500 flour - by 4.17% to 0.70 euros per kilogram, and oil - by 3.04% to 1.76 euros per liter.
A decrease of 1.79% was also recorded in sugar, which is traded at 0.88 euros per kilogram.