The Syndicate of Bread Producers in Lebanon, Antoine Seif, defined that the reason for the disaster was the cessation of mills throughout Eid Al-Adha with out securing enough wheat shares for bakeries.
Seif mentioned in an interview with Voice of Lebanon radio: “The inventory of wheat is inadequate, and a few mills have sufficient inventory for every week, whereas others are enough for days. The bakeries don’t function at full manufacturing because of the lack of enough flour to provide bread.”
He assured that the Financial system & Commerce Minister promised the syndicate that extra portions shall be shipped.
Noting that the cargo will nonetheless must “be subjected to laboratory analyzes.”
