Balgarianovinite.com Most vegetables, fruits and staple food products registered price decreases on Bulgarian wholesale markets this week, according to the weekly bulletin of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets published here on Sunday.
The Market Price Index, which tracks wholesale food prices in Bulgaria, decreased by 1.68% to 2.395 points, compared with 2.436 points a week earlier. The base level of the index, 1.000 points, dates back to 2005.
The sharpest decreases were reported for tomatoes, down by 22.79% to EUR 1.26 per kg, and courgettes, down by 21.52% to EUR 0.70 per kg. Pepper prices also declined, with red peppers down by 9.02% to EUR 2.30 per kg and green peppers down by 5.13% to EUR 1.96 per kg. Prices also fell for potatoes, by 7.19% to EUR 0.62 per kg; lettuce, by 6.01% to EUR 0.72 per piece; cucumbers, by 4.15% to EUR 1.11 per kg; and dry onions, by 2.69% to EUR 0.65 per kg.
Among vegetables, only carrots and cabbage rose in price, by 11.37% to EUR 0.96 per kg and by 5.07% to EUR 0.58 per kg, respectively.
Among fruits, apple prices dropped sharply, by 14.67% to EUR 1.07 per kg, and cherry prices fell by 13.48% to EUR 2.17 per kg. Lemons were also cheaper, down by 5.58% to EUR 2.47 per kg. By contrast, strawberries rose significantly in price, by 14.77%, and traded at EUR 3 per kg.
Cow’s cheese decreased by 1.35% to EUR 5.97 per kg, while Vitosha-type yellow cheese edged down by 0.49% to EUR 9.39 per kg. Yoghurt with 3% and more fat content was also cheaper than last week, down by 2.74% to EUR 0.71 per 400 g cup, and fresh milk fell by 0.88% to EUR 1.13 per litre. Butter in 125 g packets declined by 2.82% and traded at EUR 1.38 per unit.
Frozen chicken meat rose by 0.65% to EUR 3.70 per kg, while size M eggs increased by 1.94% to EUR 0.21 per piece wholesale.
The price of rice fell by 0.6% to EUR 1.67 per kg, while Type 500 flour edged down by 0.59% to EUR 0.67 per kg. Sunflower oil was also cheaper, dropping by 3.08% to EUR 1.70 per litre. Dry beans rose by 4.32% to EUR 2.22 per kg, lentils by 1.35% to EUR 2.10 per kg, and sugar by 1.37% to EUR 0.89 per kg. Most Vegetables, Fruits and Staple Food Products Register Price Decrease over Last Week 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-21 06:55:20 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