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Long queues at Beirut bakeries as Lebanon bread crisis continues

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Long lines form in front of bakeries and supermarkets in the Lebanese capital Beirut, where people wait hours for a bag of subsidised Arabic bread -- in short supply as a years-long economic crisis depletes state coffers. Lebanon's parliament approved a $150 million World Bank loan to import wheat, as shortages of subsidised bread intensify in the cash-strapped country, according to local media. Lebanon imports 80 percent of its wheat from war-torn Ukraine, according to a representative of Lebanon's wheat importers. But wheat-exporting powerhouse Ukraine has struggled to sell and sow its crops since Russia's invasion in February, putting consumers in poorer countries at risk of poverty and even famine.

Added on the 27/07/2022 19:44:13 - Copyright : AFP EN

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