With no solution in sight, bakers in Argentina issued an ultimatum to the government

Published 2022년 6월 12일

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Gastón Mora, president of the Bakers Center of Avellaneda, has urged the government to take action to address the rising bread prices and to support an agreement to stabilize these prices. He mentioned that bakers will meet with the Secretary of Domestic Trade, Guillermo Hang, to discuss the situation and the status of the Argentine Wheat Stabilizer Fund. The government had previously set a reference price for French bread, supported by the bakers but not all millers, and is set to expire next month. Mora highlighted that bakeries, being the last link in the supply chain, are struggling to control prices and face challenges in maintaining profitability while ensuring people continue to buy bread.
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The president of the Bakers Center of Avellaneda, Gastón Mora, today called on the Government to "be in favor of the people and give concrete answers" to advance an agreement on bread prices. "We need the State to be in favor of the people and stop the rise in prices. Concrete answers once and for all. We are having a pretty bad time," said the leader. Mora confirmed that the bakers will be received this Friday by the Secretary of Domestic Trade, Guillermo Hang, and anticipated that meeting: "We will see what direction the official wants to take and what remains of the Wheat Trust, which only three of 150 mills adhered". At the end of last March, the Government agreed with the bakers on a reference price for a kilo of French bread of between $220 and $270, for a period of 90 days, which will be fulfilled next month. At that time he launched the Argentine Wheat Stabilizer Fund, which did not obtain the support of the majority of industrial millers, but is supported by bakers. ...
Source: Mdzol

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