The story of a statement / “We only have 6 days of bread”. As owl’s advisor recalls

He remembers how the information he gave to the Prime Minister, was the cause of the famous statement of Ylli Bufi that Albania had 6 more days of bread “. This statement not a little riot 32 years ago.

“The first crisis started in 1990. We had only 8 thousand tons of wheat in Lushnja, 10 thousand tons of wheat in Fier, while we ate 3 thousand tons per day. So it turns out he had 5-6 days. And we said that Albania has only 6 days of bread. The statement was made by the Prime Minister at a time when the government meeting was to be held at 6:00. “After I told him that we have 6 days, he said what kind of government you will break, when we have 6 days of bread”, said Abdyl Sinani, Food Safety Expert.

Albanians after passing the dictatorship, in a democracy had to face the lack of bread.

“I was the general director of collections, then the mayors came from all districts and wanted wheat. Wheat-wheat, but no wheat. “It made a state of emergency, they robbed everything they had, they broke the shops,” said Sinani.

But all this was unnecessary.

“At this stage, the states immediately intervened and started helping us. First aid was in Hungary, Turkey, Greece. “Wheat started to come,” said Sinani.

While after 32 years, flour mills are facing another crisis, this time wheat is not lacking, but it costs more. The war in Ukraine caused the price of wheat to rise 40% more.

“Now our manufacturers are cooperating very well with France, Hungary to get wheat there. In this war situation we do not take wheat as it comes, but controlled wheat to have quality and fit our production. “Here we have 12.5% ​​protein, the highest level of protein”, said Sinani.

The price of bread will rise. In addition to the effect of the war, the government’s decision to change the price of electricity will weigh on consumers’ pockets. After January 1, flour mills cost twice as much as electricity.

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