The value of the consumer basket has remained at 57 euros for the third week, announced Vladimir Ivanov, Chairman of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets and Chairman of the Coordination Center to the Euro Mechanism at a briefing in the building of the Council of Ministers.
In wholesale trade from the beginning of the year to the present, a decrease in the price of beans of 17 euro cents is recorded, and rice by 3 euro cents. There is a rise of 9 euro cents for oil, and eggs remain unchanged in price.
Kashkaval cheese has increased by 15 euro cents, white cheese by 3 euro cents, butter by 15 euro cents, and yogurt marks a decrease of 3 euro cents, Ivanov pointed out.
The price of fresh milk from the beginning of the year to now has increased by 5 euro cents, and that of pork has fallen by 29 euro cents.
Tomatoes have increased by 12 euro cents, cucumbers by 17 euro cents, potatoes by 8 euro cents, cabbage by 4 euro cents, carrots by 5 euro cents, onions by 5 euro cents, red peppers by 1.14 euros, green peppers 1.73 euros, lemons by 49 euro cents, bananas by 3 euro cents, tangerines by 30 euro cents, apples by 12 euro cents.
According to Ivanov, the increase in prices is mainly for citrus fruits and vegetables, which are not characteristic of the season.
On an annual basis during the week compared to the same week last year, tomatoes have increased by 32 percent, cucumbers by 42 percent, zucchini by 101 percent, lemons by 71 percent, red peppers by 17 percent, tangerines by 12 percent, apples by 32 percent, potatoes by 29 percent, cabbage by 29 percent, carrots by 3 percent, onions by 29 percent, sugar by 4 percent, beans by 11 percent, rice by 3 percent, flour by 3 percent, oil by 3 percent, eggs by 37 percent, kashkaval cheese and white cheese by 3 percent each, butter by 6 percent, pork has decreased by 1 percent, and chicken has increased by 5 percent.
According to Ivanov, there is a balance in the market and February was a month of market stabilization.