Bread Prices Rise at Sunnyside Bakery

If you buy bread daily, this one may hit close to home. Belizeans are now feeling the squeeze at the bakery counter, as rising living costs push up the price of everyday staples. Sunnyside Bakery has announced new price increases on several of its popular baked goods, pointing to higher raw material costs. Starting April twentieth, customers will pay four fifty for a raisin bun and wheat bread, while non raisin buns and creole bread will now cost three dollars. The bakery says the increases are unavoidable, as businesses across the country grapple with rising wholesale and operating costs. For families already struggling with higher food, utility, and transportation bills, even small increases on daily staples like bread can quickly add up. Tonight, we take a closer look at what’s driving these price hikes, and what they say about the broader economic pressures facing Belizeans.

 

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