Most vegetables have risen in price in the third week of September (13-17), and the price of gherkins, peppers, cabbage and potatoes has risen the most. This is shown in the latest weekly bulletin of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets (SCSBT).
Exceptions are tomatoes from the field and greenhouse cucumbers, which have become cheaper.
The main reason for the rise in prices not only of vegetables and fruits, but also of most basic foods, is the bad climate.
After all, in the past third week of September there is a new record ninth consecutive weekly rise in food prices on commodity exchanges and markets, for the first time in five years, according to summary data from the commodity regulator.
In the previous eight weeks, wholesale food prices increased, respectively: by 0.25% (September 6-10), by 0.50% (August 30 – September 3), by 2.22% (August 23-27), by 2.26% August 16-20), which shows a slow pace of appreciation. Over the previous four weeks, prices also increased, but unevenly: by 0.65% (August 9-13), by 1.52% (August 2-6), by 0.73% (July 26-30) and by 2.39% (19-23). July). Thus, the total increase with accumulation for the nine consecutive weeks is by 10.46 percent.
The monthly balance
For 17 days since the beginning of September, wholesale food prices have increased by 0.68 percent, and for the whole of August the increase is by 6.65%. For July, however, the balance is negative – wholesale food prices have fallen by an average of 1.88%, according to data from the weekly bulletins of DKSBT.
Since the beginning of the state of emergency, March 13, 2020, and then the emergency epidemiological situation (extended until November 30 this year), until now, wholesale food on commodity exchanges and markets in the country have risen by 3.90%, as from the beginning of 2021.
Weekly balance sheet
It shows that the trend continues to decrease, along with the constant rise in prices, the price differences of food by district.
During the past five working days (September 13-17) the difference between the 10 main foods compared by DKSBT in all regional centers is as follows: the largest difference is BGN 3.72 for cow’s cheese (from BGN 5.28 / kg in Dobrich up to BGN 9.00 / kg in Plovdiv); BGN 3.68 is the difference for Vitosha yellow cheese (from BGN 9.12 / kg in Ruse to BGN 12.80 / kg in Vratsa); for the minced mixture the difference is BGN 3.60 (from BGN 4.20 / kg in Burgas to BGN 7.80 / kg in Veliko Tarnovo); BGN 2.97 is the difference for sugar (from BGN 1.22 / kg in Dobrich to BGN 1.75 / kg in Burgas); for ripe beans the difference is BGN 2.70 (from BGN 2.10 / kg in Shumen to BGN 4.80 / kg in Sofia); BGN 2.00 is the difference for frozen chicken (from BGN 3.00 / kg in Yambol to BGN 5.00 / kg in Burgas); for rice the difference is BGN 1.35 (from BGN 1.65 / kg in Smolyan to BGN 3.00 / kg in Plovdiv); BGN 1.20 is the difference for sunflower oil (from BGN 2.30 / liter in Haskovo to BGN 3.80 / kg in Plovdiv); for flour type 500 the difference is 0.72 BGN (from 0.68 BGN / kg in Varna to 1.40 BGN / kg in Sofia); BGN 0.09 is the difference for eggs (from BGN 0.16 / piece in Sofia to BGN 0.25 / piece in Smolyan).
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