Ukraine: Scarcity and Outages Fuel Flour Price Surge. Rye flour doubles, wheat flour jumps 30%.

Shortages and blackouts: In Ukraine, rye flour prices have doubled in some places, while wheat flour has risen by 30%.
Shortages and blackouts: In Ukraine, rye flour prices have doubled in some places, while wheat flour has risen by 30%.

In Ukraine, the cost of rye flour has gone up—in certain regions, it has even doubled, stated Puchkov, the deputy head of the All-Ukrainian Association of Bakers.

The cause: electricity disruptions, a scarcity of ingredients, and escalated expenses. Producers are currently putting in significant effort to maintain output.

Wheat flour experienced a price surge as well, by roughly 30%.