Increase of 50 grams in the weight of the bread pack due to falling cost of fuel

The Minister of Economy and Trade held a meeting last Friday including the Ministry's Director General, Allia Abbase, the Director General of the Office of grains and beets, Hanna al Amil, and a delegation of bakeries owners in Lebanon headed by its president Kathem Ibrahim. The meeting discussed the issue of bread especially given the drop in the cost of fuel and the ensuing decision to increase the weight of a single bread packet from 900 to 950 grams as of today whilst the price will remain set at LBP 1500 per packet.   Following the meeting, Ibrahim called on all bakeries owners to abide by the new decision and ensuring the quality and cleanliness of the bread.  The Minister of Economy and Trade, Alain Hakim, told As Safir newspaper that this agreement which has been in process for a while is based on a study which looked at the impact of the drop in fuel prices on the bakeries sectors and which revealed that the impact is not significant.  Hoever, Hakim added that the Ministry worked with the Syndicate of bakeries to reach this agreement which will be in effect for three months.  

(Source: As-safir 12 January 2015)