Bread became cheaper in these markets – OFFICIAL – 2024-03-07 15:47:43

Since March 11, the price of a 650-gram round (factory) bread has dropped from 70 kopecks to 65 kopecks in large market chains.

About it Publika.azwas informed by the Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control State Service under the Ministry of Economy.

This was observed based on the results of regular monitoring of food products, including flour and bread, which occupy a special place in the consumption basket of the population within the framework of the State Service’s measures to control the consumer market.

And in the flour market 50 The wholesale price of a kg bag of flour on March 9, 2023 35,5 manat – 37,2 was manat. It should be noted that this indicator in August 2022 40,7 manat – 41,5 was manat.

Thus, the recent decrease in the price of food wheat in the world markets, especially in Russia and Kazakhstan, which are the main import markets for Azerbaijan, has not affected the prices of flour, which is formed on the basis of demand and supply in our country in accordance with the market principles. The drop in the wholesale price of flour in the domestic market directly affected the price of bread.

It should be noted that the average monthly import value of food wheat in February of the current year 307,4 US dollars, which means that in August 2022 (354,4 compared to USD). 13 % is low.

In addition, the State Service holds regular meetings with market participants in the relevant field within the framework of consumer market control measures. At these meetings, discussions are held on the proportionality of the prices of wheat, flour and bread, and the compatibility of the weight indicated on the bread label with the actual weight. In this context, in order to inform the public, information on the wholesale prices of flour offered by flour producers is posted on the official website of the State Service and is regularly updated.

You can link to information on wholesale flour prices.

The decrease in the price of food wheat in the world markets, especially in the main import markets for Azerbaijan, caused the price of bread to decrease.