Higher prices of vegetables
Thursday, 23 April 2015 11:59 | Last Updated on Thursday, 23 April 2015 12:04 | 
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As a consequence of the rain and floods the higher prices of vegetables in the green markets are noticed, which increase is 2.8 % for cucumber and 99% for lettuce.
A remarkable increase in the price of 75% is noticed in spring cabbage this week, on average sells for 38 den./kg, compared to the same period last year when the average price was 22 den. /kg. Price decrease of 19.8 % has only the old potato.
* The table below present prices of vegetable retail markets for week 17 in 2014 compared to week 17 in 2015.
|
Vegetables-Green market |
17 week 2014 year. |
17 week 2015 year. |
% |
|
Pepper |
126.5 |
153 |
20.9% ↑ |
|
Tomato |
90.7 |
108.1 |
19.2% ↑ |
|
Lettuce |
13.8 |
27.5 |
99.3% ↑ |
|
Cabbage - spring |
22 |
38.3 |
74.1% ↑ |
|
Potato |
27.6 |
22.14 |
-19.80% |
|
Potato-spring |
45 |
67.5 |
50 % ↑ |
|
Cucamber |
52.8 |
54.3 |
2.8% ↑ |
|
Garlic piece-young |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.2% ↑ |
|
Carrot |
40.9 |
55 |
34.5% ↑ |
|
Spinach |
30.3 |
40 |
32% ↑ |
|
Onion piece-young |
3.1 |
2.96 |
-4.50% |
* Prices are expressed in MKD
The wholesale market (Wholesale market in Skopje) prices of vegetables currently is: pepper sells on average 120-130 den. / Kg, tomato 90-100 den. / Kg, cabbage 30-33 den. / kg, beans imported 90-100 den. / kg domestic beans 135-140 den. / kg, lettuce 10-15 den. / potato(young) 45-55 den. / kg, cucumber 35-40 den. / kg carrot 40-45 den. / kg and spinach 20 to 25 den. / kg