Bread going beyond reach in Kaduna

Residents of Kaduna metropolis have expressed concern over the hike in the prices of bread, saying that the item is now beyond the reach of the ordinary man.

They lament that the hike is coming at a time when government has increased the pump prices of petroleum products and has also hiked electricity tariff.

Market survey by BDSUNDAY revealed that a prime loaf of bread is now N350 against its old price of N300, while a premium size loaf is now N300 as against N250. The premium plus size that was sold N250 is now N300.

As well, the loaf that sold for N100 is now N120, while the small size loaf is now N80, as against its previous price of N70.

Considering the hike, some Kaduna residents told BDSUNDAY that bread is no longer for the common man.

For Adamu Attah, one of the residents, eating bread as a family is no longer economical, as the hike has put pressure on his pocket.

“A family of six like mine would be spending nothing less than N1,000 for breakfast because we have to buy two loaves of bread at N600 with other items such as sugar, milo, milk and egg at N400. But there is no money anywhere,” he lamented.

Attah called on Kaduna State government to come to the aid of the people as prices of consumable goods are going up.

Halimat Nasirudeen, a bread seller, disclosed that the increase in the prices of bread has affected patronage.

A bakery manager, who pleadedanonymity,attributed the hike to the high cost of flour and other ingredients used in baking bread.