2024-08-09 13:27:40
Zakaria Al-Arabi, head of the Federation of Bakery Owners in Sidon and the South, sounded the alarm over the amount of flour allocated to bakeries, which is insufficient in light of the ongoing and escalating situation to meet the growing demand for bread.
Arabi called on the caretaker government’s Minister of Economy and Trade Amin Salame and the ministers and representatives of the southern region “to work to increase the proportion of subsidized flour used in bakeries in the southern and western Bekaa, since bakeries in Sidon and the south do not have flour reserves, So we have a bread crisis.
Abdul Latif Al-Tiryaki, President of the Federation of Trade Unions in Sidon and South, supported the warning issued by Zakaria Al-Arabi, President of the Syndicate of Bakery Owners in Sidon and South, and said in an interview with “Lebanon Debate” that “under normal circumstances, shipments to The quantity of flour in Sidon and the South is the same, but given our current difficult situation, the situation is different, so the demand for flour and bread will increase.
He said: “When a crisis occurs, the demand for bread among citizens increases, so the shortage of flour in this situation poses a great danger, especially since we have experienced difficult war conditions before and we are well aware of the consequences of flour shortages. risk.
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