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Prices of Vegetables Edge Up

Sofia, October 20 (BTA) - The wholesale food price index
increased by 2.34 per cent to 1.309 points last week, the State
Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets
reported. Last year's index for the same period was 1.355
points.

The average wholesale price of tomatoes increased by 7.1 per
cent to 1.80 leva per kilogramme over the week in review.
Cucumbers increased by 10.2 per cent to 1.30 lv/kg. Cabbage
traded at 0.51 leva/kg. The average wholesale price of potatoes
decreased by 1.8 per cent to 0.55 lv/kg. Carrots traded at 0.70
lv/kg. Red peppers gained 9.9 cent to 1.15 leva/kg.

Apples decreased by 5.2 per cent and sold at 1.01 lv/kg. Lemons
decreased by 9.5 per cent to 2.2706 lv/kg. Grapes gained 2.5 per
cent to 1.57 lv/kg.

The price of white brined cheese from cow's milk was 5.53 lv/kg.
Yellow kashkaval cheese of the Vitosha type was selling at
10.82 lv/kg on average.

Sunflower oil went down by 0.5 per cent to 1.91 lv/litre. Minced
meat traded at 4.58 lv/kg. The price of sugar was 1.20 lv/kg.
Type 500 flour was selling at 0.81 lv/kg. Common beans was
traded at 4.22 lv/kg. Eggs could be obtained for an average
wholesale price of 0.18 leva a piece.