At the moment the price of Bulgarian bread in the trade network is the lowest price of bread in the world

Published 2021년 10월 7일

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Bulgaria has the world's lowest retail bread prices, according to Mariana Kukusheva, Chairman of the National Branch Union of Bakers and Confectioners. She emphasized that the pricing is determined by retail chains and a 20% VAT. The cost of bread components like energy and gas has escalated due to inflation, impacting the bread's affordability. Despite a good wheat harvest, wheat prices have risen by 40-45% due to global demand. Additionally, Bulgaria faces a labor shortage, with many young people unwilling to work and a significant portion of the workforce being employed in the public sector, leading to inefficiency.
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Sofia. Currently, the price of Bulgarian bread in the retail network, which is sold to the end user, is the lowest price of bread in the world, not only in the EU. This was said for the program "Good day, Bulgaria" on Radio "Focus" Mariana Kukusheva, Chairman of the Board of the National Branch Union of Bakers and Confectioners (NBSHS). "An article has been published in which there is an absolutely false statement, unproven in any way. Moreover, the article itself discusses the prices of keto breads - this is something very different from traditional Bulgarian bread. At the moment, the price of Bulgarian bread in the trade network, which is sold to the end consumer, is the lowest price of bread in the world, not only in the European Union, "she added. This type of allegations come from certain economic target groups, which have a goal set by their employers to open the way and space for alternative crops for Bulgaria, such as quinoa, chia, amaranth or avocado, as a fruit, ...
Source: Focus-news

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