Balgarianovinite.com The cost of the consumer basket comprising 27 basic food products has reached EUR 58 at wholesale prices, reflecting an increase of EUR 1 over the past reporting week, Vladimir Ivanov, Chair of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets and Head of the Coordination Centre on Euro Adoption, said on Tuesday at a regular briefing at the Council of Ministers.
Ivanov explained that the changes were due to market and seasonal factors, adding that the impact of the euro was estimated at less than 0.5%.
He stressed that the main reason for the rise in the value of the basket was the increase in fruit and vegetable prices. Prices of red and green peppers and courgettes have risen by more than 100%, while lemons have increased by EUR 0.30 over the past week due to limited supply. Tomatoes and cucumbers remain at high price levels, with increases of about EUR 0.16 each since the beginning of 2026.
Ivanov reported that prices in some product groups have remained stable or have even declined. Sugar, flour and eggs have remained unchanged since the start of 2026. The most notable decreases have been recorded for pork, down by EUR 0.32, yoghurt by EUR 0.06, and rice by EUR 0.05. Beans, fresh milk and chicken have shown small fluctuations of between EUR 0.02 and EUR 0.04. By contrast, prices of yellow cheese, white brined cheese and butter have increased by EUR 0.21, EUR 0.20 and EUR 0.20, respectively.
For seasonal vegetables such as cabbage, carrots and onions, prices have varied only slightly, by EUR 0.02-0.03 over the past 45 days, Ivanov said. The only fruit to show any decrease has been bananas, down by EUR 0.01 on a weekly basis.
He added that overall, the market is currently following the usual seasonal pattern, with price increases in the autumn and winter followed by declines in the spring and summer. Consumer Basket Rises to EUR 58 amid Seasonal Increases in Fruit, Vegetable Prices 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-17 12:27:20 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