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Regional News from Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-03-12
The decision stems from the high cost of flour and other basic necessities used for baking bread.
A shortage of bread is emerging in the Ashanti region while the regional branch of the National Association of Flour Users of Ghana is planning to strike on March 13 and 14, 2019.
They also decided to increase the price of bread and other flour-based products in the region.
This decision results from the high cost of flour and other necessities used for baking bread, said Comfort Akotua, president of the bakers' badociation, at Elisha Adarkwah of Kumasi FM, during the ceremony. a meeting.
She added that the flour and other products used in breadmaking had increased by about five times during that month, which made them lose.
A bag of flour sold at 120 GH ¢, she said, now sells for 165 GH ¢, adding that the price of sugar has also been increased from 140 to 185 ¢.
The price of bread, she noted, will increase from Thursday, March 14, 2019.
Mrs. Akotua revealed that a loaf of bread, which currently sells for 2 GH ¢, will be 3 GH ¢.
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