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Bread increases by 18 percent across EU as impact of war in Ukraine hits prices

In August 2022, the price of bread in the European Union was on average 18% higher than in August 2021. © AFP/Christophe Archambault

The price of bread rose by almost a fifth in the European Union in August as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, both major exporters of grains and fertilisers, continued to disrupt global markets and headline inflation accelerated.

Hungary has seen the biggest increase, with prices rising by 65 percent in a year, according to data published by European statistics website Eurostat.

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