Bread shortages resurface

BREAD shortages have resurfaced throughout the country amid warnings that a
massive price increase is in the offing.
Wellington Penyana, the Bakers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) president
yesterday blamed the shortages on inadequate flour supplies and obsolete
machinery at most bakeries.


Baz says Zimbabwe produces 600 000 loaves of bread against a daily national
requirement of 1,6 million.

A standard loaf of bread is selling for US$1.  Zimbabwe imports most of its
wheat following the collapse of the agriculture sector. —Staff Writer.