Bulgaria sees dairy prices rise while fruit and vegetable costs diverge

The State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets weekly bulletin shows Bulgaria's wholesale food price index slipped 0.43% to 2.342 points, continuing a downward trend.

Dairy items gained: cow cheese rose 2.09% to €6.25 kg⁻¹, Kashkaval “Vitosha” increased 2.70% to €9.29 kg⁻¹, and butter jumped 8.57% to €1.52 for a 125 g pack. Fresh milk went up 2.39% to €1.20 l⁻¹.

Some fruits and vegetables fell sharply: peaches dropped 15.63% to €1.35 kg⁻¹, plums declined 14.32% to €1.40 kg⁻¹, and tomatoes slipped 12.63% to €1.37 kg⁻¹. By contrast, zucchini surged 15.11% to €0.64 kg⁻¹. Apples were the only fruit to rise, up 3.06% to €1.28 kg⁻¹. Other vegetables showed mixed moves, with green salad, potatoes, carrots and green peppers all easing in price.

Overall, the index’s modest fall masks divergent movements across food categories, reflecting shifting market dynamics for Bulgarian consumers.