To our followers of the little baguette after work or on Sunday mornings, we announce that it’s prone to enhance in value very quickly. The explanation ? The battle between Ukraine and Russia, the 2 nice world grain giants. And that is not excellent news for bakers.

Worth spike

Flour, power, gas: the whole lot will increase, and with it, the price of manufacturing for bakers. On Euronext (the principle inventory change within the euro zone), in latest days wheat has been buying and selling between 360 and 380 euros per tonne, figuring out {that a} yr earlier we had been at 200 euros per tonne. Costs are skyrocketing and, in fact, have an effect on flour.

Not solely flour will probably be costlier, but additionally fuel and electrical energy. Between the ovens and the supply vehicles, the usage of power is important for the manufacturing of baguettes (and different French delicacies). Outcomes ? A rise of 8 to 10 euro cents. On common, the traditional baguette was 90 cents in keeping with INSEE, with a small enhance for custom. Briefly, it is not going to value us far more, however we will clearly see the extent of the European battle…