In February, most food products in Ukraine continued to rise in price, with onions and carrots rising in price the most.
The relevant data on average consumer prices for goods and services in Ukraine were issued by the State Statistics Service.
In February compared to January, the price of onions increased by 31.9%, from UAH 32 to UAH 42.3 per kilogram, and carrots – by 17.8%, from UAH 24.4 to UAH 28.8.
The prices of apples, white cabbage and potatoes also grew, but not so significantly – by 5%, 8.3% and 1.8%, respectively.
However, according to published data, the price of beets fell to UAH 11.4 in February from UAH 12.2 in January (-5.9%), eggs – to UAH 62 from UAH 63.1 (-1.9%), buckwheat – to an average of UAH 65.7 per kg from UAH 68.9 per kg (-4.6%). (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)