Most vegetables and fruit got cheaper on Bulgaria's commodity exchanges this week, the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets said in its weekly review. Its wholesale price index (WPI) rose 1.23% to 2.389 points, from 2.360 a week earlier.
The WPI tracks wholesale food prices in Bulgaria. Its base level is 1.000 points, set in 2005.
Among vegetables, courgettes rose the most, up 11.11% to €1.12 a kilogram. Cucumbers gained 7.97% and sold at €1.68, and tomatoes gained 2.24% to €2.01.
Green peppers fell 10.68% to €1.02 a kilogram, and red peppers fell 3.27% to €1.30. Lettuce dropped 7.01% to €0.69. Carrots fell 5.04% to €0.64, cabbage 4.46% to €0.60, and potatoes 1.56% to €0.63. Mature onions edged down 0.33% to €0.60.
Grapes were the only fruit to get dearer, up 0.91% to €1.33 a kilogram. Lemons fell the most, down 5.05% to €1.43. Apples dropped 0.92% to €1.08, and bananas 0.27% to €1.46.
Among dairy products, cow's milk cheese fell 2.3% to €5.85 a kilogram, and Vitosha-type kashkaval fell 1.1% to €9.15. Yoghurt with 3% fat or more rose 3.4% to €0.79 for a 400-gram tub. Fresh milk went up 1.69% to €1.20 a litre, and butter in a 125-gram pack rose 5.53% to €1.45 a pack. Size M eggs rose 2.04% to €0.20 each at wholesale.
Frozen chicken fell 1.35% to €3.50 a kilogram.
Among groceries, rice rose 2.56% to €1.68 a kilogram. Lentils went up 1.88% to €2.06, sugar 1.5% to €0.95, mature beans 3.07% to €2.08, and type 500 flour 1.8% to €0.68. Cooking oil rose 0.57% to €1.76 a litre.