Baguette de pain à 200 F CFA : Les boulangers brandissent la menace d’une hausse imminente
The price of bread could see an unprecedented increase. Faced with soaring production costs that it considers unsustainable, the National Federation of Bakers of Senegal (FNBS) is no longer ruling out raising the price of a standard loaf to 200 CFA francs for 210 grams, compared to the current 150 CFA francs. Speaking to the press, alongside representatives from several regions of the country, industry professionals warned of a crisis they believe threatens the survival of Senegalese bakeries.
For bakers, the sector is gradually being "suffocated" by soaring production costs. They point in particular to rising electricity bills, increased prices for yeast and improvers, difficulties in obtaining diesel for ovens, and flour shortages. The FNBS (National Federation of Bakeries) also denounces the failure to respect the regulated price of flour, forcing some bakeries to buy at higher prices, sometimes on the black market. This situation, they argue, makes bread production structurally unprofitable and threatens more than 2,500 bakeries and thousands of jobs.
Faced with this situation, professionals are calling for urgent government action. They are demanding, in particular, the elimination of VAT on electricity, flour, yeast, and improvers; a specific energy tariff for bakers; and subsidies for equipment. The Federation is also advocating for the liberalization of the flour market and greater integration of local grains, such as millet, corn, and fonio, into breadmaking.
If there are no quick responses, the FNBS warns that a national action plan could be triggered, with repercussions on the production and distribution of bread across the country.
"We do not want confrontation. We want a sincere dialogue followed by immediate effects," said the federation's spokesperson, Joseph Désiré Moboutu Dia, while affirming that the bakers refuse the "silent extinction" of their businesses.
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