Bread price increases by 10 tetri in Georgia
Under the subsidy programme the cost of one sack of flour was 53 GEL, while now it varies from 60 GEL to 62 GEL. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The price of bread has increased by 10 tetri in Georgia and chairman of the Georgian Bread Bakers Association Malkhaz Dolidze says the reason is the increase in the price of basic raw materials, flour and auxiliary materials.
Dolidze said that the subsidy announced by the government last year on wheat ended at the beginning of this month and the companies were forced 'to make adjustments to some assortments due to the cost of flour'.
We have increased the bread price by 10 tetri, but I am not responsible for how the stores behave in this case. You know there is price liberalisation. Some may put this price at their discretion a little more, which I think is wrong", Dolidze said.
Under the subsidy programme the cost of one sack of flour was 53 GEL, while now it varies from 60 GEL to 62 GEL.
The Georgian government has decided to subsidise high quality wheat flour to avoid increase in bread prices, said Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili earlier today.
The wheat harvest is entering its active phase in the Georgian region of Kakheti and this year’s forecast predicts 150,000 tonnes of wheat and 80,000 tonnes of barley will be harvested, announces the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture.
In December 2019, Georgia imported about 30,000 tonnes of wheat from the United States, announced the Georgian Wheat and Bread Producers Association earlier today.
Georgia is petitioning for Georgian wheat to be put on the UNESCO Safeguarding – Intangible Heritage List. The application was signed at the Education Ministry today.