Popular summer vegetables have significantly increased in price compared to last summer, according to new data from the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to the market information system, the price of a kilogram of watermelon in Croatian markets last week averaged 1.33 euros, while the week before last it was 1.45 euros. This is on average about 40 percent higher than the same period last year, reports N1. 

The most expensive watermelons were sold in the market in Pula: at one point, they were priced at up to 4 euros. In Zagreb, the price was 2 euros, but last week it dropped to an average of 1.75 euros.