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Food prices have risen. The increase began in March, with the start of the pandemic. Oil, cheese and yellow cheese are the ones that have risen the most. The State Commission of Exchanges and Markets of Commodities explains the difference with the crisis by COVID-19 and the bad weather conditions. According to their analysis, the most expensive for customers is in Veliko Tarnovo.
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For Maria Georgieva, raising prices means one thing: deprivation. “We limit ourselves, I am a pensioner. Vegetables, fruits, cheese, dairy products are getting more and more expensive. I see them go up, ”he said.
The biggest increase is in the price of oil. The liter is sold wholesale for an average of BGN 2.50, and at the store it comes to BGN 4. “The fall was very dry, there was also a dry summer. This is reflected in the price of sunflower, “said Vladimir Ivanov, president of the State Commission for Exchanges and Commodities Markets.
Dairy products are also becoming more and more expensive. Compared to the same period last year, cow cheese is 70 stotinki more expensive. A kilo of yellow cheese in bulk costs almost BGN 11. By the time it reaches the store, its price has increased by an average of BGN 4.
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The most expensive is for sale in Veliko Tarnovo. In Krassimir Krastev’s store the price is much higher than average. It explains high prices with high-quality demand from consumers and little competition. “Our yellow cheese is produced by our cows, and they are Bulgarian Rhodope cattle. This cow gives a lot of concentrated whole milk. My milk is sold for 10 BGN, so the price will be 20 or 22 BGN,” he says.
The city ranks first and the price of minced meat. The wholesale kilo is BGN 7.80, for comparison, in Sofia it is BGN 7.20, and the cheapest is minced meat in Dobrich, BGN 3.90 per kg. In stores it is sold at least 1.50 more expensive. “Veliko Tarnovo has been one of the most expensive cities for many years. This is a business practice,” Kirilov commented.
The pandemic also marked rice sales. “For rice, we have an increase of around 30 cents compared to the same period last year. It is entirely due to the COVID crisis,” Vladimir Ivanov said.
They do not expect drastic changes in prices from the Commission before the end of the year, nor problems with supplies, and they advise us not to stock up on food.
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