The prices of vegetables and staple foods rose on Bulgaria’s wholesale markets over the past week, according to data from the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets.
The Wholesale Food Price Index, which tracks wholesale food prices in Bulgaria, increased by 0.22% to 2.272 points, compared to 2.267 points in the previous week. The base level of 1.000 was set in 2005.
Among vegetables monitored by the State Commission, the sharpest price increase was recorded for cucumbers, up by 19.35% to BGN 2.43 per kg, followed by courgettes, which gained 14.24% to BGN 1.38 per kg. Cabbage went up 10.64% to BGN 1.04 per kg. Onions rose 11% to BGN 1.11 per kg. Carrots increased by 2.52% to BGN 1.22 per kg, and tomatoes were up 5.18% to BGN 2.80 per kg. Potatoes rose 2.54% to BGN 0.97 per kg, and green peppers were up 4.47% to BGN 1.87 per kg. Among vegetables, only red peppers lost 2.35% to BGN 2.08 per kg.
Among fruits, the sharpest rise was in grapes, up 8.11% to BGN 3.20 per kg. Bananas increased slightly, by 1.01%, to BGN 2.80 per kg. Lemons fell 3.36% to BGN 3.86 per kg, apples were down 2.71% to BGN 2.51 per kg, and watermelons dropped 4.93% to BGN 0.54 per kg.
The price of cow’s milk white brine cheese rose 0.86% to BGN 12.23 per kg, while Vitosha yellow kashkaval cheese gained 0.65% to BGN 18.15 per kg. Yoghurt (3% and over fat content) increased 0.43% to BGN 1.40 per 400 g, whereas milk lost 0.44% to BGN 2.27 per litre. Butter (125 g pack) rose 0.83% to BGN 3.15 per pack.
Frozen chicken meat gained 0.34% to BGN 7 per kg. The price of eggs (size M) remained unchanged at BGN 0.38 apiece at wholesale. Flour (grade 500) rose 0.92% to BGN 1.53 per kg. Sugar increased 2.68% to BGN 1.84 per kg, and sunflower oil was up 3.18% to BGN 3.24 per litre. Rice rose 2.41% to BGN 3.32 per kg, and dried beans increased 0.98% to BGN 4.31 per kg, while lentils fell 2.65% to BGN 4.11 per kg. Vegetable and Food Prices Up on Wholesale Markets in a Week THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-19 08:07:05 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
