After the uncertainty generated by the variation in international wheat prices, derived from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the national authorities came out to expose that there is a agreement in force to maintain the price of the battle bread at a fair price and weight, as well as guarantee the supply of 130,000 tons of Bolivian wheat that will become 1.6 million quintals of flour.
In a press conference, state authorities together with the president of the National Confederation of Artisan Bakers of Bolivia, Juan Cachi, and executives of the Federations of Bakers of La Paz, confirmed that the national government, within the framework of the food security policy, ratified the agreement signed with the bakeries so that there is supply on a national scale.
In the same way, the quintal of flour maintains its price, guaranteeing permanent supply and timely from the Food Production Support Company (Emapa), according to the authorities at a press conference.
The announcement comes days after it was reported that ehe international war conflict caused the price of wheat to skyrocket and, consequently, the cost of flour. In Bolivia, the price of a quintal of the product rose from Bs 164 to Bs 210, a scenario exposed by the bakers who declared themselves in emergency and announced an adjustment in the price of bread.
However, this will not happen and, in this sense, the vDeputy Minister of Defense of User and Consumer Rights, Jorge Silva, said that there are those who have been violated by the aforementioned price variation and attributed this situation to smugglers Of flour what is it so hiding the product for increase the market price.
“That’s a crime, sand called agio and speculation“, highlighted Vice Minister Silva, at the time of stating that operations will be carried out to find the people who are incurring in these irregularities, and the Government will be the plaintiff for legitimation of illicit profits.
On the other hand, the Minister of Rural Development and Lands, Remmy Gonzales, stated that the national government foresees productive infrastructure for grain stores, action that will be strengthened with the National Wheat Program, which will increase grain production.
“We are guaranteed more than 14 thousand tons of seed for this campaign winter (…) we are going to increase the production area by 40%”, reported the authority.
Likewise, he assured that these strategies are not conjunctural, that they are being planned constantly to consolidate food sovereignty in Bolivia, “the answer is tacit regarding this, we guarantee the quantity of wheat to cover the demands of the baker brothers”.
Finally, the authorities and bakeries urged Bolivian families to not be surprised by speculation, because there is no reason for this product of the family basket to suffer any increase.
After the uncertainty generated by the variation in international wheat prices, derived from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the national authorities came out to expose that there is a agreement in force to maintain the price of the battle bread at a fair price and weight, as well as guarantee the supply of 130,000 tons of Bolivian wheat that will become 1.6 million quintals of flour.
In a press conference, state authorities together with the president of the National Confederation of Artisan Bakers of Bolivia, Juan Cachi, and executives of the Federations of Bakers of La Paz, confirmed that the national government, within the framework of the food security policy, ratified the agreement signed with the bakeries so that there is supply on a national scale.
In the same way, the quintal of flour maintains its price, guaranteeing permanent supply and timely from the Food Production Support Company (Emapa), according to the authorities at a press conference.
The announcement comes days after it was reported that ehe international war conflict caused the price of wheat to skyrocket and, consequently, the cost of flour. In Bolivia, the price of a quintal of the product rose from Bs 164 to Bs 210, a scenario exposed by the bakers who declared themselves in emergency and announced an adjustment in the price of bread.
However, this will not happen and, in this sense, the vDeputy Minister of Defense of User and Consumer Rights, Jorge Silva, said that there are those who have been violated by the aforementioned price variation and attributed this situation to smugglers Of flour what is it so hiding the product for increase the market price.
“That’s a crime, sand called agio and speculation“, highlighted Vice Minister Silva, at the time of stating that operations will be carried out to find the people who are incurring in these irregularities, and the Government will be the plaintiff for legitimation of illicit profits.
On the other hand, the Minister of Rural Development and Lands, Remmy Gonzales, stated that the national government foresees productive infrastructure for grain stores, action that will be strengthened with the National Wheat Program, which will increase grain production.
“We are guaranteed more than 14 thousand tons of seed for this campaign winter (…) we are going to increase the production area by 40%”, reported the authority.
Likewise, he assured that these strategies are not conjunctural, that they are being planned constantly to consolidate food sovereignty in Bolivia, “the answer is tacit regarding this, we guarantee the quantity of wheat to cover the demands of the baker brothers”.
Finally, the authorities and bakeries urged Bolivian families to not be surprised by speculation, because there is no reason for this product of the family basket to suffer any increase.
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