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The price of bread

The 'crust' of living: Evan Davis looks at the spiralling costs of baking bread. On top of rising energy bills the industry is having to meet huge increases in the price of wheat.

The 'crust' of living: Evan Davis looks at the spiralling costs of baking a loaf of bread. On top of rising energy bills the industry is having to keep up with huge increases in the price of wheat. In this episode a farmer, a miller and a baker explain how they're trying to make ends meet.

Guests:
Sarah Bell, Wheat Farmer and Grain Consultant.
Julius Deane, Wheat Director at Carrs Flour Mills Ltd
Mike Roberts, Deputy Chairman of Roberts Bakery

Producer: Nick Holland
Sound: Rod Farquhar
Production Coordinators: Sophie Hill and Siobhan Reed
Editor: Hugh Levinson

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28 minutes

Last on

Mon 13 Jun 2022 11:30

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