Increased prices for the Easter table are already awaiting Greeks in stores, although the government has once again introduced the so-called “Easter Basket“ - a seasonal addition to the permanent “Hostess Basket“, which is a list of product categories from which large supermarket chains are required to choose one specific product from each category and offer it for a certain period at the lowest price, without changing it.
As reported by the portal ieidiseis.gr, the “king” of the Easter table, lamb, is sold on average 1-3 euros more expensive than last year. If in large chains in 2024 its prices were 9-10 euros per kilogram, this year it is available there for 11-15 euros, and in neighborhood stores it goes for over 15 euros. The reasons cited are problems with livestock farming due to livestock diseases, unrecovered herds after the storm “Daniel“ in 2023, the coincidence of Orthodox and Catholic Easter.
Eggs cost 30-35 euro cents per piece and reach 60 euro cents for organically grown ones.
There is also an increase in the prices of vegetables, which is tracked by a publication by “Vima“. Lettuce is sold for 0.40 euros compared to 0.35 last year, potatoes for almost 1 euro per kilogram compared to 0.75 in 2024, lemons for 0.90 euros compared to 0.60 euros a year ago, etc. The total increase in prices, according to official data, is 6.7 percent for fruits and 4.1 percent for vegetables. The only decrease is in the price of onions.
The Greek media is paying particular attention to the sharp jump in the price of chocolate eggs - a favorite gift from godparents for their godchildren on the occasion of Easter. Due to the large increase in the price of cocoa on world exchanges, the price of chocolate eggs is at least 30 percent higher than last year, i.e. if a 150-gram egg of a well-known brand in 2024 cost 8.30-9 euros, it is now sold for 12-12.50 euros, writes “Eleftheros Typos“.
For the Greek tsoureki cake, the price increase compared to 2024 is about 10 percent, the chairman of the Greek Federation of Confectioners, Ioannis Glykos, told state television ERT.
“Proto tema” specifies that the typical version of the product is sold in supermarkets for about 7 euros per kilogram, and in pastry shops the average price is 15 euros.