Balgarianovinite.com Wholesale prices for staple food products, fruit and vegetables in Bulgaria moved in different directions in the week ending on August 7, according to the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets. The wholesale food market index fell by 0.21% to 2.331 points, compared with 2.336 points a week earlier. The index’s base level of 1.000 points dates back to 2005.
Among vegetables, the average wholesale price of green lettuce recorded the biggest weekly increase, rising by 16.35% to EUR 0.74 per kiloggamme. Cucumber prices also increased, by 9.48% to EUR 1.27/kg, while onions rose by 6.53% to EUR 0.62/kg and potatoes by 2.94% to EUR 0.63/kg.
At the other end of the scale, cabbage saw the biggest price drop, falling by 9.56% to EUR 0.53/kg. Tomato prices also declined, by 7.06% to EUR 1.37/kg, while carrots fell by 5.24% to EUR 0.76/kg and courgettes by 2.21% to EUR 0.62/kg. Pepper prices also fell, with green peppers down by 4.48% to EUR 1.11/kg and red peppers down by 0.9% to EUR 1.77/kg.
Among fruit, only lemons became more expensive during the week in review, with their average wholesale price rising by 1.96% to EUR 2.18/kg. Peaches recorded the biggest price decline, falling by 10.71% to EUR 1.20/kg, followed by apples, down 3.28% to EUR 1.24/kg, and apricots, down 1.13% to EUR 1.23/kg.
The price of white brined cheese from cow’s milk rose by 0.06% to EUR 6.16/kg, while Vitosha-style yellow kashkaval cheese fell by 0.31% to EUR 9.13/kg. Yogurt with a fat content of 3% or more became 5.76% cheaper, at EUR 0.72 for a 400-gram pot, while fresh milk fell by 1.77% to EUR 1.11 per litre. The price of butter in 125-gram packs increased by 3.38% to EUR 1.47 per pack.
Frozen chicken became 1.2% more expensive, reaching EUR 3.70 per kilogramme, while wholesale prices for medium-sized eggs rose by 3.09% to EUR 0.20 each. Rice prices increased by 3.75% to EUR 1.77/kg, while beans rose by 4.31% to EUR 2.13/kg and lentils by 5.74% to EUR 2.10/kg. Type 500 flour also became more expensive, rising by 3.4% to EUR 0.67/kg, while sugar increased by 1.6% to EUR 0.89/kg. The price of sunflower oil fell by 1.36% to EUR 1.74 per litre. Wholesale Food Prices Move in Different Directions This Week 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-09 14:03:16 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