Bulgaria wholesale prices: Vegetables rise, sugar, oil and flour get cheaper
Zucchini rose 18% in a week and tomatoes 10%, data from commodity exchange commission DKSBT show. Sugar, cooking oil, flour and butter got cheaper. The market price index stood at 2.360 points.
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Wholesale vegetable prices are rising in Bulgaria, while some staple foods are getting cheaper, according to weekly data from the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets (DKSBT) released on Oct. 25, 2026. The market price index rose 0.21% to 2.360 points. Zucchini posted the biggest increase, up 18.36% to 1.07 euros per kilogram. Tomatoes rose 10.24% to 0.59 euros, red peppers 7.26% to 1.33 euros and cucumbers 4.59% to 1.55 euros per kilogram.
Staple foods moved the other way. Dried beans fell 4.58% to 2.00 euros per kilogram, sugar 3.43% to 0.90 euros, type 500 wheat flour 2.82% to 0.62 euros and cooking oil 2.05% to 1.72 euros per liter, according to DKSBT. Butter (125 grams) fell 3.06% to 1.33 euros, and Vitosha kashkaval cheese 2.75% to 9.18 euros per kilogram.
Eggs rose 3.09% to 0.20 euros each and yogurt 1.35% to 0.75 euros per 400 grams. Among fruit, bananas fell 5.66% to 1.40 euros per kilogram, while apples rose 1.60% to 1.14 euros. The figures refer to wholesale prices; retail prices may differ.
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