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Price of Bread Increases From
˘10 to ˘50 Colones
Rising gasoline prices has made
headlines over the past year,
with never ending increases, the
next one due in the coming
weeks. In the meantime, bread is
making the news, with a whopping
increase of between ˘10 and ˘50
colones, this due to rising cost
of flour, which has gone from
˘10.520 to ˘11.260 for 50Kg.
Bakeries and breadmakers are
forced to reflect this increase
in the price of their products
from bread to pastries.
Mauricio Parenti, owner of a
local bakery, says that it has
become the norm that at the
beginning of year the Molinos de
Costa Rica raises its prices of
flour. Rising gasoline prices,
salaries and electrical power
are the reasons given for the
decision for the increase.
What this means is that a
baguette will no cost an average
of ˘240 colones, up fron ˘220
colones. Sliced white sandwich
bread will go from ˘480 to ˘530
colones. Other bread and pastry
products will see increases as
well.
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