Balgarianovinite.com Most fruits, vegetables and staple food products have gone up in price on Bulgaria’s wholesale markets this week, according to data from the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets released on Sunday.
The Wholesale Price Index, which tracks the movement of wholesale food prices in Bulgaria, increased by 1.63% to 2.429 points from 2.390 points a week earlier. The base level of the index (1.000 points) dates back to 2005.
Among vegetables, the sharpest price increase was recorded for courgettes, up 19.17% to EUR 1.43 per kilogram. Prices also rose for tomatoes, by 8.33% to EUR 1.82 per kilogram, cabbage by 6.34% to EUR 0.42, red peppers by 4.11% to EUR 1.40, and carrots by 1.01% to EUR 0.55.
A significant drop was registered in cucumber prices, down 13.03% to EUR 2.15 per kilogram. Lower prices were also reported for mature onions, down 7.6% to EUR 0.45, potatoes, down 6.46% to EUR 0.44, and green peppers, down 6.05% to EUR 1.10.
Among fruits, apples rose by 8.11% to EUR 1.20 per kilogram, lemons by 6.48% to EUR 1.64, oranges by 5.17% to EUR 1.22, and bananas by 4.29% to EUR 1.46 . The only fruit to record a price decrease were mandarins, down 1.63% to EUR 1.21.
The price of cow’s milk cheese edged up by 0.08% to EUR 6.02, while Vitosha-type yellow cheese fell by 0.55% to EUR 9.37. Yoghurt (3% and over fat content) rose by 4.59% to EUR 0.75 for a 400-gram cup, and fresh milk increased by 1.19% to EUR 1.19 per litre. Cow’s butter (125-gram pack) also became more expensive, up 0.63% to EUR 1.55 per pack.
Frozen chicken meat fell by 0.4% to EUR 3.51 per kilogram, while eggs (size M) increased by 2.45% and are traded at EUR 0.22 per piece wholesale.
Rice and mature beans rose by 1.08% to EUR 1.73 and EUR 2.15 per kilogram respectively. Lentils also went up by 2.6% to EUR 2.16 , type 500 flour by 5.44% to EUR 0.81, and sunflower oil by 0.83% to EUR 1.70 per litre. Sugar fell by 1.25% to EUR 0.90 per kilogram. Most Fruits, Vegetables and Staple Foods Rise in Price on Bulgarian Wholesale Markets This Week 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-11 08:52:43 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
