The Moroccan Federation of Bakeries and Pastries is claiming it has yet to receive the government’s previously announced financial aid, in the midst of soaring prices nationwide.
The Head of the Executive Board of the Federation of Moroccan Associations of Modern and Traditional Bakeries and Pastries (FAMBPMT) Abdennour Hasnaoui is urging the government to develop a strategy to organize and rehabilitate the bakery sector.
“Since 2015, prices of bread remained the same, set by the government at MAD 1,20, and now that raw material prices have risen, maintaining the referential price, putting a toll on the bakery industry,“ Hasnaoui tells Hespress EN in an interview.
The head of the executive board adds that “bakeries are the only ones bearing the expenses of inflation in all baking materials needed to produce bread.”
The representative urged the government to follow through with its aid promises, dating back to February this year when officials promised a MAD 5 million monthly support budget dedicated to the professionals.
Hasnoui stresses that the bakeries have yet to receive the aid, telling Hespress EN that the officials’ statements are misleading, saying that the aid is devoted to mills, while denying that bakeries receive direct financial government support.
The Moroccan Federation of bakeries and pastries expressed their surprise of the officials’ statements, responding that “the Moroccan bakeries are not concerned with this public financial aid.”
In view of the high prices of raw materials, which directly affect the cost of production, distribution, and marketing of baking materials, the professionals are requiring concrete sectoral solutions that will help them through this difficult economic climate.
The official emphasized on the daily turmoil bakery professionals experience due to the lack of a government strategy to organize, develop and rehabilitate the bakery sector.
“This vital sector, composed of more than 150,000 workers, has great strategic importance in the national labor force and the overall production of an essential component of the Moroccan diet,” highlights Abdennour.
The Moroccan Federation of Bakeries and Pastries is set to hold a press conference next Monday, July 4th, to discuss the proceedings concerning the rise of raw material and energy costs, which they say “affects all bread producing professionals and entities.”
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