Most vegetables and fruit got cheaper on Bulgaria's commodity exchanges this week, but the wholesale price index still rose 1.23%, according to an analysis by the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets (SCCEWM).
The index tracks wholesale food prices in Bulgaria. It rose to 2,389 points from 2,360 a week earlier. The base level is 1,000 points in 2005.
Green peppers fell the most, down 10.68% to €1.02 a kilo. Red peppers dropped 3.27% to €1.30. Lettuce lost 7.01% and sells for €0.69, carrots fell 5.04% to €0.64, and cabbage fell 4.46% to €0.60. Potatoes are 1.56% cheaper at €0.63. Mature onions slipped only 0.33%, to €0.60 a kilo.
Three vegetables got dearer, with courgettes up the most: 11.11% to €1.12 a kilo. Cucumbers rose 7.97% to €1.68, and tomatoes gained 2.24% to €2.01.
Among fruit, only grapes went up, by 0.91% to €1.33 a kilo. Lemons fell the most, by 5.05%, to €1.43. Apples are 0.92% cheaper at €1.08, and wholesale bananas dropped 0.27% to €1.46.
In dairy, white brined cheese and yellow cheese got cheaper, while other products cost more. Cow's milk white cheese sells for 2.3% less, at €5.85 a kilo, and "Vitosha" yellow cheese fell 1.1% to €9.15. A 400-gram tub of yoghurt with 3% fat or more rose 3.4% to €0.79. A litre of fresh milk costs €1.20, up 1.69%. A 125-gram pack of butter rose 5.53% to €1.45.
Frozen chicken costs €3.50 a kilo, down 1.35%. Wholesale size M eggs are 2.04% dearer, at €0.20 each.
All other foods in the analysis cost more. Rice rose 2.56% to €1.68 a kilo, lentils 1.88% to €2.06, and dried beans 3.07% to €2.08. Sugar went up 1.5% to €0.95. Type 500 flour is 1.8% dearer at €0.68, and a litre of cooking oil rose 0.57% to €1.76.