25 per cent hike in bread prices

Bread prices in the city have been raised by around 25 per cent. Retailers in the city said that prices of popular brands like ‘Homa’ and ‘Repose’ have gone up from the 19th of September. Commenting on the hike in price, a city based retailer said, “The new prices have come into effect from Monday. The hike has been raised by around 25 per cent.” As per the revised rates, the price of a small 200 gram pack of slice bread is now Rs 15 as against Rs 12 earlier, while that of the bigger 400 gram has gone up to Rs 25 as against Rs 20 earlier.