{"id":686256,"date":"2026-04-08T10:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/?p=686256"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:06:03","slug":"how-much-does-the-easter-basket-cost-us-in-2026-price-increases-for-lamb-pork-and-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/?p=686256","title":{"rendered":"How much does the Easter basket cost us in 2026: price increases for lamb, pork and eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/how-much-does-the-easter-basket-cost-us-in-2026-price-increases-for-lamb-pork-and-eggs.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"p-0\">The prices of traditional Easter foods have registered considerable increases during this period. In a store, eggs are sold for prices ranging from 13 lei to 29.99 lei, depending on the quantity and producer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-1\">For meat, prices differ depending on the assortment: pork loin reaches 1.62 lei\/100 grams, pork breast at 3.15 lei\/100 grams, and lamb carcass is sold for approximately 4.79 lei\/100 grams. In the markets, the situation is even more pressing for consumers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-2\">The price of lamb can reach up to 60 lei per kilogram, a value considered high by many shoppers on the eve of the holidays. One person in Bucharest said that the price increases are being felt strongly in the daily budget.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-3\">\u201cThe prices are quite high, especially since fuel has also become more expensive. Everything is interconnected,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-4\">In this context, many Romanians are already adjusting their shopping lists for the Easter meal, trying to find more affordable alternatives or reduce quantities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prices of traditional Easter foods have registered considerable increases during this period. In a store, eggs are sold for prices ranging from 13 lei to 29.99 lei, depending on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/?p=686256\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":686257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686256"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=686256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/686257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=686256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=686256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=686256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}