Balgarianovinite.com The wholesale food price index in Bulgaria rose by 1.5% during the week starting on March 30, reflecting an increase in the prices of most staple foods, fruits and vegetables, the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets reported on Sunday.
The Market Price Index (MPI), which tracks wholesale food price movements in Bulgaria, increased by 1.5% to 2.6 points, compared to 2.667 points a week earlier. The base level of the index (1.000 points) dates back to 2005.
Among vegetables, tomatoes recorded the sharpest increase, rising by 13.64% to EUR 2.85 per kilogram at wholesale. Green peppers also posted a notable increase of 10.75% to EUR 3.42 per kilogram, followed by cabbage, up 9.72% to EUR 0.70 per kilogram. Prices also rose for red peppers (by 8.92% to EUR 3.15/kg), lettuce (by 7.81% to EUR 0.69 per unit), and cucumbers (by 4.89% to EUR 2.06/kg).
On the downside, zucchini saw the biggest decrease, falling by 9.61% to EUR 2.07 per kilogram. Carrots were down 4.02% to EUR 0.62/kg, potatoes by 4% to EUR 0.48/kg, and onions by 3.29% to EUR 0.47/kg.
Fruit prices declined across the board. Oranges dropped by 6.87% to EUR 1.22 per kilogram, apples by 6.25% to EUR 1.23/kg, lemons by 5.99% to EUR 2.04/kg, and bananas by 5.25% to EUR 1.48/kg.
The price of white brined cow’s cheese increased by 1.1% to EUR 6.04 per kilogram, while Vitosha-type yellow cheese fell by 1.17% to EUR 9.33/kg. Yogurt (with 3% and higher fat content) became cheaper by 5.59% and was sold at EUR 0.71 per 400 g cup, while fresh milk declined by 0.67% to EUR 1.19 per litre. Butter (125 g pack) also dropped by 6.21% to EUR 1.48 per unit.
Frozen chicken meat rose slightly by 0.17% to EUR 3.57 per kilogram, while eggs (size M) decreased by 1.71% to EUR 0.23 per unit at wholesale.
Rice prices fell by 3.42% to EUR 1.64 per kilogram, and lentils by 6.49% to EUR 1.96/kg. Flour type 500 also became cheaper by 1.81% to EUR 0.76/kg. Meanwhile, sugar rose by 2.88% to EUR 0.93/kg, dry beans by 1.16% to EUR 2.10/kg, and cooking oil by 1.03% to EUR 1.77 per litre. Wholesale Prices of Most Staple Foods, Fruit, Vegetables Show Weekly Rise 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-05 06:53:18 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law