Bulgarian Food Market Stable, No Price Turmoil Linked to Euro Transition, Authorities Say

Jerusalem, 6 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) -- Sofia (BTA) – The consumer basket is currently worth EUR 52, said Vladimir Ivanov, Chairman of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets, as he spoke at a news conference here Tuesday. This was also the situation as of December 30 last year, and there have been almost no changes, he added.

According to him, the market for staple food products is in good condition, driven entirely by seasonal factors and normal market interaction.

“We still do not observe the widely predicted processes of market impact [from joining the euro area], any unusual changes, or other market upheavals,” he added.

He said that everything that was being said over the past three to four months about sure price spikes and chaos following the adoption of the euro, has proven to be untrue, and the process of introducing the euro is proceeding normally, Ivanov said.