Data supplied by the Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets revealed that 57% of the tomatoes on offer in the Bulgarian market are imported. Also, the production of Bulgarian greenhouse cucumbers is on the rise, although their market share is still smaller than that of imported cucumbers and stands at 41%. As for potatoes, the Bulgarian production accounts for 77% of the sales.
Reports in recent years have also shown that the country's apple production is extremely low and that the volumes offered cannot cover the demand. The share of Bulgarian apples on the market amounts to 38%. Meanwhile, only half of the strawberries available are Bulgarian, as are 31% of the apricots.
Meanwhile, the price of imported and domestic tomatoes is about 10-15% higher compared to a year earlier. The appreciation of cucumbers is 2-14%, and lettuces, turnips, carrots and courgettes are about 5-10% more expensive. Lastly, the price of apples has grown by 12-17%; that of strawberries by 14% and that of apricots by 20%.
Source: trud.bg
