Wheat flour shortage in Turkmenistan, residents bake bread from livestock feed

Unemployment and poor wheat harvest are forcing some residents of Turkmenistan to look for an alternative to ordinary bread and break the law Residents of the Mary velayat of Turkmenistan are looking for a substitute for wheat bread: due to a shortage of flour, the cost of a loaf becomes unaffordable for many families. A bag of local flour of the first grade costs 750 manats, which is equivalent to 93 thousand tenge, the "Chronicles of Turkmenistan" newspaper writes. Even in stores in the capital, the amount of bread decreases, and loaves and flat cakes are becoming lighter in weight. In state stores, a loaf of bread costs 1 manat (124 tenge), in private stores - 3-5 manats (372 - 619 tenge). The bread is quickly sorted out, many do not have time to buy it. People bake bread from sorghum - millet, which is commonly used as livestock feed. In Turkmenistan, it is called dzhugara. Corn is also used. According to media reports, sorghum bread is less ...