{"id":131731,"date":"2025-03-26T23:10:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T20:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/131731\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarusians-face-soaring-utilities-vegetable-prices","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/131731\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusians face soaring utilities, vegetable prices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 26, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusians saw soaring utility and vegetable prices in January\u2013February 2025, according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>&#8216;s analysis of data from Bie\u0142stat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solid waste disposal rates increased by 21.45 percent, cold water supply by 21.15 percent and sewerage by 19.26 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among seasonal food products, the fastest-growing prices were for carrots (up 19.57 percent), cabbages (up 19.40 percent)\u00a0and onions (up 14.43 percent).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cocoa powder (up 12.32 percent), glazed candies (up 8.88 percent)\u00a0and home-made filter cigarettes (up 8.43 percent) recorded the sharpest rise among non-seasonal products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, consumer prices rose by 1.31 percent in February and by 2.01 percent since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food rose by 0.65 percent\/1.62 percent,\u00a0non-food products by 0.50 percent\/1.02 percent and\u00a0services by 3.52 percent\/3.97 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Government extends potato export licensing<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 25, Pozirk. Belarus has extended its licensing requirement for potato exports by three months, the government announced, citing the rising international demand and high prices. Under the policy, potato exports will require one-time licenses issued by the Ministry of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/131588\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 26, Pozirk. Belarusians saw soaring utility and vegetable prices in January\u2013February 2025, according to Pozirk&#8216;s analysis of data from Bie\u0142stat. Solid waste disposal rates increased by 21.45 percent, cold water supply by 21.15 percent and sewerage by 19.26 percent. 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