How much does the price of pork go up at the store – Hrani

Bulgaria is the record holder for the increase in the price of meat in the European Union, says the European statistical agency Eurostat. In February in our country, all types of meat, excluding chicken, rose in price by more than eight percent compared to the same month last year. At the same time, breeders claim that the purchase price has decreased.

The Bulgarian loves pork above all. And it not only did not increase in price, but according to the data of one of the largest pig complexes in the country, it was traded at a lower price.

Meat has become more expensive in our country within the EU

“The difference is down. We trade live pigs, there the price last year was around BGN 3.60 per kilogram without VAT. Now the price is about BGN 3.40. That is, the difference is 20 cents down. Carcasses were sold for about BGN 6.40-6.50. Now it’s around BGN 6 again,” Vihren Dimitrov, a member of the Management Board of the Association of Pig Breeders in Bulgaria, told Nova TV.

The price from the pig farm to the store has not gone up. With the proviso that this applies only to the commercial establishments of Vihren Dimitrov’s pig farm.

The situation was similar with the lamb meat. “We note a slight drop between 3 and 5 percent in the wholesale purchase price, which is between BGN 8 and 9 without VAT from the farms per kilogram of live weight. Retail prices are between BGN 11 and 13 for single pieces,” says Diyan Todorov, co-chairman of the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Association.

However, the situation was different at the store stands, customers say.

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