Switch to local produce or root crops to find other means of carbohydrates.
This is the advice of the Consumer Council Chief Executive Officer, Premila Kumar in light of the flour and sharps prices increasing from today.
Kumar said people need to start planting more root crops so that we could stop relying on flour, as its prices continue to increase because of a global shortage of wheat.
Effective from today, the price of one kilogram of flour will increase from $1.27 to $1.37, 1kg pack of flour will cost $1.47 an increase of 10 cents, 2kg pack prices increases from $2.58 to $2.79, the four kg pack prices will increase by 40 cents and cost $5.66. 10kg bags will cost $13.87 which currently costs $12.86.
Looking at the prices of sharps, the price of one kg of sharps increases from $1.28 to $1.38, 1kg packs of sharps will cost $1.48, 2kg pack prices increase to $2.80, 4kg pack to $5.69 and a 10kg pack will cost $13.95. The prices are expected to vary due to transportation and cartage costs.
Switch to Local Produce or Root Crops
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