Bulgaria Among EU Countries Hit by 50% Food Price Surge in Five Years

Food prices in Bulgaria, Romania and Estonia have climbed by just over 50% since September 2021, placing households in Eastern Europe under greater financial pressure than consumers in most other EU countries, Euronews reported, citing price data covering the past five years. In Hungary, the cumulative increase has also exceeded 50%, while food prices across the European Union have risen by approximately one-third over the same period.