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Three days later, the price of milk will rise again from Thursday.
The price of bread and coffee containing milk is also expected to rise one after another, but consumers are burdened and self-employed are deeply troubled.
This is reporter Jung Jun-ho.
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A cafe in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul.
The news of the milk price hike is complicated by the popular menu, caffe latte.
In order to maintain the quality, it is impossible to exchange for cheap milk, and to receive it at the increased price, the price competition with neighboring stores is a concern.
[Choi Jinhyuk/Café Operation Team Leader: Because it is a part that can be a little burdensome for consumers to dissolve in the selling price...
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It's burdensome.
Probably because milk prices are going up.]
With the increase in crude oil prices, major dairy companies such as Seoul Milk have decided to raise their factory prices by 5-9% starting Thursday.
If this happens, 1 liter of white milk sold at the supermarket will rise to at least 2,800 won.
As the price of milk-based butter and whipped cream rises one after another, self-employed people who use dairy products are deeply concerned.
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In particular, the local bakeries are devastated.
This is because the price of milk will be added to the soaring price of wheat this year.
[Bakery President: Other ingredients have also increased, but milk is also rising, so I can't tell you the burden of running a small shop.]
The price of eggs, which is a lot of bread, has already risen 10% from last year, and in winter, Influenza is spreading and prices are likely to rise further.
Since last month, 12 farms across the country have been confirmed with avian influenza, and about 834,000 poultry have been buried.
Food prices are rising and the self-employed are limited in their ability to survive, so it seems that consumers are suffering from high prices.
(Video coverage: Hwang In-seok, video editing: Lee Sang-min)