Since the beginning of this year, the Turkish currency, the lira, has depreciated by about 40%, making it one of the worst-performing currencies in emerging markets.
The price of bread, the most important food for Turks, has also risen sharply
.
On the 26th local time, a headquarter reporter visited a bakery in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and found that the price of bread in the store had been raised by nearly 30%
.
The reporter went to an ordinary bakery in Ankara, where the most common bread on the Turkish table was still 1.
75 lire on Thursday, and it rose to 2.
25 lire on Friday, an increase of nearly 30%
.
According to the latest exchange rate, 1 lire can be exchanged for 0.
51 yuan, and a piece of bread sells for 2.
25 lire, which is equivalent to 1.
2 yuan
.
It is understood that Turkey is one of the countries that consumes the most bread per capita in the world
.
Turks eat bread almost every day
.
The increase in the price of bread is unacceptable to many Turks
.
Abdullah, a resident of Ankara, Turkey, said that he could not express his current feelings in words.
All he could do was smile, the price of bread increased by 30%, and his retirement salary increased by 5%
.
The price of bread may increase in the new year.
He can't remember how many price increases in the past 12 months
.
In addition to Ankara, the price of bread in other major Turkish cities such as Istanbul and Izmir has also been raised recently
.
Sinan is the owner of a bakery in Ankara.
He told reporters that as the U.
S.
dollar appreciates, the costs of the bakery are increasing, and it will no longer be possible to maintain operations without price increases
.
It is understood that the price of ordinary bread in Turkey is usually set by local bread industry associations
.
Sinan said that he has submitted an application to relevant agencies, hoping to increase the price of bread to 3 lire, or about 1.
5 yuan
.
In the future, the bread on the Turkish table will become more and more expensive
.
Sinan, owner of a bakery in Ankara, Turkey: The appreciation of the U.
S.
dollar has caused the price of flour to rise.
Two months ago, the price of a bag of 50 kilograms of flour was 175 to 180 lire (about 90 yuan), and the price of a bag of flour in the past two days was almost 300.
Lira (about 154 yuan)
.
If the price and cost of flour continue to rise, we can only maintain the price of 2.
25 lire (about 1.
2 yuan) per bread in the short term
.
The chairman of the Turkish Association of Agricultural Engineers said that the increase in bread prices is the most intuitive manifestation of the depreciation of the lira and the appreciation of the dollar in the Turkish consumer market.
Just like other crops in Turkey, the cost of wheat cultivation is closely related to the dollar
.
Since the beginning of this year, the Turkish currency, the lira, has depreciated by about 40%, making it one of the worst-performing currencies in emerging markets.
The price of bread, the most important food for Turks, has also risen sharply
.
On the 26th local time, a headquarter reporter visited a bakery in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and found that the price of bread in the store had been raised by nearly 30%
.
The reporter went to an ordinary bakery in Ankara, where the most common bread on the Turkish table was still 1.
75 lire on Thursday, and it rose to 2.
25 lire on Friday, an increase of nearly 30%
.
According to the latest exchange rate, 1 lire can be exchanged for 0.
51 yuan, and a piece of bread sells for 2.
25 lire, which is equivalent to 1.
2 yuan
.
It is understood that Turkey is one of the countries that consumes the most bread per capita in the world
.
Turks eat bread almost every day
.
The increase in the price of bread is unacceptable to many Turks
.
Abdullah, a resident of Ankara, Turkey, said that he could not express his current feelings in words.
All he could do was smile, the price of bread increased by 30%, and his retirement salary increased by 5%
.
The price of bread may increase in the new year.
He can't remember how many price increases in the past 12 months
.
In addition to Ankara, the price of bread in other major Turkish cities such as Istanbul and Izmir has also been raised recently
.
Sinan is the owner of a bakery in Ankara.
He told reporters that as the U.
S.
dollar appreciates, the costs of the bakery are increasing, and it will no longer be possible to maintain operations without price increases
.
It is understood that the price of ordinary bread in Turkey is usually set by local bread industry associations
.
Sinan said that he has submitted an application to relevant agencies, hoping to increase the price of bread to 3 lire, or about 1.
5 yuan
.
In the future, the bread on the Turkish table will become more and more expensive
.
Sinan, owner of a bakery in Ankara, Turkey: The appreciation of the U.
S.
dollar has caused the price of flour to rise.
Two months ago, the price of a bag of 50 kilograms of flour was 175 to 180 lire (about 90 yuan), and the price of a bag of flour in the past two days was almost 300.
Lira (about 154 yuan)
.
If the price and cost of flour continue to rise, we can only maintain the price of 2.
25 lire (about 1.
2 yuan) per bread in the short term
.
The chairman of the Turkish Association of Agricultural Engineers said that the increase in bread prices is the most intuitive manifestation of the depreciation of the lira and the appreciation of the dollar in the Turkish consumer market.
Just like other crops in Turkey, the cost of wheat cultivation is closely related to the dollar
.
Since the beginning of this year, the Turkish currency, the lira, has depreciated by about 40%, making it one of the worst-performing currencies in emerging markets.
The price of bread, the most important food for Turks, has also risen sharply
.
On the 26th local time, a headquarter reporter visited a bakery in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and found that the price of bread in the store had been raised by nearly 30%
.
The reporter went to an ordinary bakery in Ankara, where the most common bread on the Turkish table was still 1.
75 lire on Thursday, and it rose to 2.
25 lire on Friday, an increase of nearly 30%
.
According to the latest exchange rate, 1 lire can be exchanged for 0.
51 yuan, and a piece of bread sells for 2.
25 lire, which is equivalent to 1.
2 yuan
.
It is understood that Turkey is one of the countries that consumes the most bread per capita in the world
.
Turks eat bread almost every day
.
The increase in the price of bread is unacceptable to many Turks
.
Abdullah, a resident of Ankara, Turkey, said that he could not express his current feelings in words.
All he could do was smile, the price of bread increased by 30%, and his retirement salary increased by 5%
.
The price of bread may increase in the new year.
He can't remember how many price increases in the past 12 months
.
In addition to Ankara, the price of bread in other major Turkish cities such as Istanbul and Izmir has also been raised recently
.
Sinan is the owner of a bakery in Ankara.
He told reporters that as the U.
S.
dollar appreciates, the costs of the bakery are increasing, and it will no longer be possible to maintain operations without price increases
.
It is understood that the price of ordinary bread in Turkey is usually set by local bread industry associations
.
Sinan said that he has submitted an application to relevant agencies, hoping to increase the price of bread to 3 lire, or about 1.
5 yuan
.
In the future, the bread on the Turkish table will become more and more expensive
.
Sinan, owner of a bakery in Ankara, Turkey: The appreciation of the U.
S.
dollar has caused the price of flour to rise.
Two months ago, the price of a bag of 50 kilograms of flour was 175 to 180 lire (about 90 yuan), and the price of a bag of flour in the past two days was almost 300.
Lira (about 154 yuan)
.
If the price and cost of flour continue to rise, we can only maintain the price of 2.
25 lire (about 1.
2 yuan) per bread in the short term
.
The chairman of the Turkish Association of Agricultural Engineers said that the increase in bread prices is the most intuitive manifestation of the depreciation of the lira and the appreciation of the dollar in the Turkish consumer market.
Just like other crops in Turkey, the cost of wheat cultivation is closely related to the dollar
.
Since the beginning of this year, the Turkish currency, the lira, has depreciated by about 40%, making it one of the worst-performing currencies in emerging markets.
The price of bread, the most important food for Turks, has also risen sharply
.
On the 26th local time, a headquarter reporter visited a bakery in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and found that the price of bread in the store had been raised by nearly 30%
.
The reporter went to an ordinary bakery in Ankara, where the most common bread on the Turkish table was still 1.
75 lire on Thursday, and it rose to 2.
25 lire on Friday, an increase of nearly 30%
.
According to the latest exchange rate, 1 lire can be exchanged for 0.
51 yuan, and a piece of bread sells for 2.
25 lire, which is equivalent to 1.
2 yuan
.
It is understood that Turkey is one of the countries that consumes the most bread per capita in the world
.
Turks eat bread almost every day
.
The increase in the price of bread is unacceptable to many Turks
.
Abdullah, a resident of Ankara, Turkey, said that he could not express his current feelings in words.
All he could do was smile, the price of bread increased by 30%, and his retirement salary increased by 5%
.
The price of bread may increase in the new year.
He can't remember how many price increases in the past 12 months
.
In addition to Ankara, the price of bread in other major Turkish cities such as Istanbul and Izmir has also been raised recently
.
Sinan is the owner of a bakery in Ankara.
He told reporters that as the U.
S.
dollar appreciates, the costs of the bakery are increasing, and it will no longer be possible to maintain operations without price increases
.
It is understood that the price of ordinary bread in Turkey is usually set by local bread industry associations
.
Sinan said that he has submitted an application to relevant agencies, hoping to increase the price of bread to 3 lire, or about 1.
5 yuan
.
In the future, the bread on the Turkish table will become more and more expensive
.
Sinan, owner of a bakery in Ankara, Turkey: The appreciation of the U.
S.
dollar has caused the price of flour to rise.
Two months ago, the price of a bag of 50 kilograms of flour was 175 to 180 lire (about 90 yuan), and the price of a bag of flour in the past two days was almost 300.
Lira (about 154 yuan)
.
If the price and cost of flour continue to rise, we can only maintain the price of 2.
25 lire (about 1.
2 yuan) per bread in the short term
.
The chairman of the Turkish Association of Agricultural Engineers said that the increase in bread prices is the most intuitive manifestation of the depreciation of the lira and the appreciation of the dollar in the Turkish consumer market.
Just like other crops in Turkey, the cost of wheat cultivation is closely related to the dollar
.
