MPs from Vazrazhdane want parliament to summon the head of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets (DKSBT) over rising food prices. The party says it filed the request after wholesale market prices rose for a second week running.

In the week from September 21 to 25, the index tracking wholesale food prices in Bulgaria climbed from 2,281 to 2,312 points, up 1.36%. The week before, the rise was 1.19%.

Of 32 products tracked, 23 got more expensive, eight got cheaper and one stayed the same — so more than two-thirds of foods now cost more. DKSBT data also show most fruit and vegetables on Bulgaria's exchanges went up in price last week.

The party says the price rises are not limited to seasonal fruit and vegetables but also hit type 500 flour, dried beans, lentils, butter, fresh milk and sugar. Vazrazhdane says the repeated increases raise concerns that wholesale prices are now on a lasting upward path.

The MPs also point to big gaps between regions for the same goods. A kilogram of Vitosha-type kashkaval cheese sells for between 6.26 and 15.13 euros, while type 500 flour ranges from 0.43 to 0.97 euros a kilogram.

They want the commission's chairman to explain what is driving the steady rise in wholesale prices, give a market forecast, report on any checks carried out and what came of them, and say how the rise is hitting shop prices, how big the regional gaps are, and what to expect by the end of 2026. They are asking whether the causes come down to normal factors alone — production, energy and transport costs, import prices, lower supply and seasonal swings — or whether unjustified price hikes, weak competition and speculation are also at play.

The party wants the hearing to be the first item on parliament's agenda on October 1.