Wholesale prices of staple foods fell, while most vegetables rose at Bulgaria's commodity exchanges and wholesale markets, according to the weekly analysis by the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets (SCCEWM).

The wholesale market price index tracks wholesale food prices in Bulgaria. It rose 0.21% to 2.360 points, from 2.355 a week earlier. The base level is 1.000 points in 2005.

Courgettes saw the biggest rise, up 18.36%. A kilogram now costs €1.07 wholesale.

Tomatoes are up 10.24% at €0.59 a kilogram. Red peppers rose 7.26% to €1.33, and cucumbers 4.59% to €1.55 a kilogram. Potatoes rose less, by 2.65%, to €0.62 a kilogram. Cabbage is up 2.11% at €0.58, and carrots are up 1.91% at €0.64 a kilogram.

Two vegetables got cheaper. Green peppers fell 1.79% to €1.55 a kilogram, and lettuce fell 3.09% to €0.69 each.

Wholesale apples cost €1.14 a kilogram after a further rise of 1.60%. Grapes are up 0.63% at €1.27. A kilogram of bananas fell 5.66% to €1.40, and lemons are down 0.78% at €1.53.

Most dairy prices fell. A kilogram of Vitosha-type kashkaval (yellow cheese) now costs €9.18, down 2.75%, and cow's milk white cheese is down 1.19% at €5.97. A 125-gram pack of butter fell 3.06% to €1.33, and a litre of fresh milk fell 0.50% to €1.20. Yoghurt with 3% fat or more was the only dairy product to rise, up 1.35% to €0.75 for a 400-gram tub.

A kilogram of sugar costs €0.90 after a fall of 3.43%. Type 500 flour fell 2.82% to €0.62 a kilogram, dried beans fell 4.58% to €2.00, and cooking oil fell 2.05% to €1.72 a litre. Rice and lentils rose: rice by 0.61% to €1.65, and lentils by 1.42% to €2.00 a kilogram.

Size M eggs rose 3.09% and cost €0.20 each wholesale. Frozen chicken fell 0.06% to €3.54 a kilogram.