Are prepared for appreciation to bread Bakers, due to increased production costs, according to an ERTNEWS report.
It is noted that the average price of the loaf of € 1.20 can reach even 1.40, while some ovens have already made the first increases in bread prices. “There is a small difference not too big, 10% – 12% more”, “you get half a loaf can reach 1.30 let’s say,” consumers said according to the same report. Cause of price costs, as well as increases in flour.
The soft flour, mostly used by bakeries for bread making today, costs 48-49 minutes per kilo, with flour industries announced increases of 4-5 minutes, raising the cost to 52-54 cents per kilo.
“Unfortunately after a long time the energy has risen over 120%. From where we paid 8 minutes a kilowatt hour, we now pay 19 minutes. The flour is expensive, the raw materials, butter, oils, sesame. It is inevitable to raise prices, “said Panagiotis Sachinidis, President of the Athens Bakers’ Guild.
The increase in bread price from 80 minutes in 2020 to 1.2 euros has already hit consumption, which has been reduced by about 22,000 tonnes in recent years.
According to ELSTAT family budget research, average monthly consumption of bread per household fell to 8.1 kg in 2023 from about 8.5 kg in 2022, while daily consumption is estimated at 100 grams per person when in 2011 it was 200 grams.
While another consumer said that “without bread it is not one of the basic species, okay one can limit it somewhat or get less.”
On the other hand, about 800 ovens have been locked in 2022, with bakers demanding an increased state subsidy for electricity bills.