The journalist counted the cost of an Easter basket this year, after learning that prices have changed.
This year’s Easter basket, according to estimates of the “News” went up by UAH 123 in comparison with the previous year. Products have increased in price on average from 7 to 20 UAH (see infographic). The increase in the price of eggs.
Cheapest — Cahors
According to experts, he Easter cake this year, may rise in price in half to two times. Meanwhile, the festive Goodies in the shops there. “Given the fact that bakery products were the most expensive, the price may increase at least twice,” — said the Director of the Association of retail suppliers Oleksiy Doroshenko. But traditional Easter Cahors may not appreciate: “as for Cahors — despite the increase in excise duties, it is not sold all year. Manufacturers will produce it a lot for the holiday, and through competition the price will be low,” says Doroshenko.
For the year the eggs jumped in price almost twice. The reason, according to experts in the appreciated the communal, fuel and expensive feed. Though after Easter, traditionally the eggs will fall in price. “Before the holiday producers can Jack up the price of eggs by 20%, but then still it will reduce”, — said economist Alexander Okhrimenko.
Grew in the price of dairy and meat products. Although, according to experts, after the holidays, prices may decline. “A month ago, the farmers reduced the procurement price of milk, but the store is not yet affected. I think the buyers will feel it after the holidays,” says Doroshenko. According to him, traditionally for the holidays, add in the price of meat — at least 20%, and then immediately cheaper. “At the price from 100 UAH many stores are trying to take the meat, as you do not have time to sell,” says Doroshenko.
Economist Alexander Okhrimenko believes that in the near future there will be cheaper greenhouse vegetables: “it is Now dramatically warmer, so for the cultivation of greenhouse vegetables requires less energy. And the warmer it is outside, the lower the price will be. However, for the holiday the prices of vegetables traditionally could rise by 10% and then again going down.”
In the churches increased slightly in the price of wax candles. Cheap candles for 50 cents, as last year, the capital will not find. “The cheapest candle 1 grn, we bought a lot of them, but they are very quickly dismantled,” he told us in the Vladimir Cathedral in Kiev.
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