Soaring energy prices in Europe are slowly affecting people's lives, and in France, the price of French bread, the staple food, is rising one after another.
According to an organization that makes bread at French bakeries, the rise in wheat prices since September has been boosted by the rise in gas and electricity prices, and there are a number of stores that raise the price of bread.
Furthermore, from next month, the number is likely to increase at a stretch.
Bread is an important staple food that is indispensable to the French table, but the most edible elongated "baguette" is expected to be raised by about 6 yen from the average price of 89 cents and 118 yen in Japanese yen. It is said.
At a bakery in central Paris, we decided to keep the price of baguette, the staple food that has a large impact on the home, and raise other types of bread such as cooked bread by about 10 to 20 yen.
The owner of the store said, "Not only flour, but also electricity, gas, and gasoline can't be helped if the prices rise."
In Europe, the impact of rising energy prices is spreading to people's lives, with the consumer price index rising to 4.1% this month for the first time in 13 years.
Since the increase in energy and food prices is directly linked to household budgets, the governments of countries such as France and Italy have decided to provide financial support to low-income households, and are paying close attention to the spread of the impact.