The price of bread increased by almost a fifth in the European Union last month, and the main reason for this is the war between Russia and Ukraine, which are considered the two main exporters of cereals and artificial fertilizers.
The average price of bread in the EU was 18 percent higher in August 2022 than in the same month last year, Eurostat data showed. In August 2021, the average price of bread increased by 3 percent annually, Eurostat said.
Hungary and Lithuania saw the highest annual changes in the average price of bread, with increases of 66% and 33%, respectively.
The countries with the lowest average increase were France with 8%, and the Netherlands and Luxembourg which recorded an increase of 10% each.
In which country from the Western Balkans did bread become more expensive?
The increase in the price of bread is the latest problem that the citizens are facing, not only in Macedonia, but also in the other countries of the Western Balkans.
In relation to the countries of the Western Balkans, Albania is the country in which the price of bread has risen the least, while in Montenegro the price of this main food product has doubled, reported Radio Free Europe.
Namely, bread in Albania has become more expensive by 20 percent, so now the inhabitants of this country buy it at a price of 0.51 euro. Bread in Serbia has become more expensive by four percent more than in Albania, and citizens pay 0.42 euros for it.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, this product costs 0.79 euros, which is 35 percent more compared to last year.
The same percentage price increase is also in our country, where in the stores there is no longer a "normal" size of wheat bread below 0.81 euros. In Kosovo, this basic food has become more expensive by 39 percent, and citizens can get it for half a euro.
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