Price of bread increased by Rs. 5 [UPDATE]

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – UPDATE: Price of a loaf of bread will be increased by Rs. 5 from midnight today (03), due to increase of the flour price, the All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association (ACBOA) said.

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(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association (ACBOA) to announce its decision today (03) with regards to the possibility of price increase of flour-based products, following a meeting scheduled to be held this afternoon.

The price of a kilogramme of wheat flour was increased by Rs. 5 with effect from Saturday (01).

Accordingly, the new price of a kilogramme of wheat flour was set at Rs. 100.