Bulgaria's wholesale food price index rose 1.36% this week, data from the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets show. The index reached 2,312 points, up from 2,281 points a week earlier.

The index tracks wholesale food prices in Bulgaria and is based on a starting value of 1,000 points in 2005.

Cucumbers saw the biggest jump, up 22.61% to 1.60 euros a kilogram. Red peppers cost 15.38% more at 1.20 euros, while green peppers rose 13.31% to 1 euro.

Potatoes went up 8.94% to 0.64 euros a kilogram, and tomatoes rose 7.89% to 1.47 euros. Lettuce climbed 5.60% to 0.66 euros, courgettes rose 4.94% to 0.85 euros, and mature onions were up 1.31% at 0.58 euros.

Cabbage got cheaper, down 5.02% to 0.52 euros a kilogram, and carrots fell 3.03% to 0.64 euros.

Among fruit, peaches rose 12.37% to 1.34 euros a kilogram, apples climbed 5.62% to 1.08 euros, and grapes were up 2.19% at 1.40 euros. Lemons dropped 0.76% to 1.63 euros.

Cow's cheese rose 0.62% to 6.10 euros a kilogram, fresh milk climbed 2.56% to 1.20 euros a litre, and a 125-gram pack of butter went up 2.94% to 1.49 euros. "Vitosha"-type yellow cheese fell 0.48% to 9.40 euros a kilogram, while yogurt with 3% fat or more dropped 3.95% to 0.73 euros for a 400-gram tub.

Frozen chicken fell 3.16% to 3.53 euros a kilogram. Size-M eggs held steady at 0.19 euros each wholesale.

Type-500 flour rose 4.62% to 0.68 euros a kilogram, mature beans climbed 4.26% to 2.14 euros, lentils rose 3.37% to 2.07 euros, sugar was up 1.39% at 0.91 euros, and rice rose 0.31% to 1.61 euros. Cooking oil fell 1.42% to 1.73 euros a litre.