Balgarianovinite.com The State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets (SCCEWM) reported higher prices for most fruit and vegetables on Bulgarian wholesale markets this week, its weekly bulletin showed on Sunday. The wholesale food price index also edged up over the period.
The wholesale food price index, which measures changes in wholesale food prices in Bulgaria, increased by 1.04% to 2.338 points, up from 2.314 points a week earlier. The index’s base level of 1.000 points was set in 2005.
Among vegetables, tomatoes recorded the steepest increase, rising by 17.13% to BGN 2.94 per kg, while cucumbers were up 17.07% to BGN 3.80 per kg. Cabbage also became significantly more expensive, climbing 7.66% to BGN 0.90 per kg, green peppers rose 7.59% to BGN 2.24 per kg, and red peppers increased 6.1% to BGN 2.40 per kg. Carrots were also more expensive, at BGN 1.14 per kg, or 4.01% more than a week earlier.
Only mature onions became cheaper, down 2.78% to BGN 0.91 per kg. A slight decrease was recorded for courgettes, which fell by 0.33% to BGN 2.45 per kg, and for potatoes, which edged down by 0.21% to BGN 0.97 per kg.
Among fruit, apples were the only item to become cheaper this week, dropping by 2.07% to BGN 2.08 per kg. Bananas posted the largest increase, up 3.09% to BGN 2.80 per kg. Grapes rose by 1.99% to BGN 3.08 per kg, oranges by 0.93% to BGN 2.40 per kg, and lemons by 0.6% to BGN 3.35 per kg.
The price of cow’s cheese fell by 0.54% to BGN 11.88 per kg, while Vitosha-type yellow cheese inched up by 0.01% to BGN 18.19 per kg. Yoghurt with a fat content of 3% and above remained at last week’s level, selling for BGN 1.38 per 400-gram cup, while fresh milk was 2.31% cheaper at BGN 2.28 per litre. Cow’s butter (125-gram pack) also became cheaper, trading at BGN 3.03 per pack, down 3.01%.
The price of frozen chicken meat increased by 0.32% to BGN 6.80 per kg, while wholesale prices for size M eggs rose by 3.86% to BGN 0.43 per piece.
Rice was 1.31% cheaper at BGN 3.32 per kg, while type 500 flour decreased by 5.12% to BGN 1.52 per kg. Sunflower oil also became cheaper this week, selling at BGN 3.22 per litre, down 1.23%. Sugar rose by 1.75% to BGN 1.86 per kg. Prices of dry beans and lentils also increased, by 3.35% to BGN 4.38 per kg and by 1.06% to BGN 4.20 per kg, respectively. Consumer Basket Trends: Fruit and Vegetable Prices Rise on Wholesale Markets 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-07 09:12:56 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