date:Jan 23, 2014
Holiday season. Bakers complained that the collective vacation law, which extended holiday leave for laborers and the prohibition of heavy cargo trucks operating during the Christmas season contributed to the overall shortage. Venezuela consumes approximately 15 million 50 kilo-bags of flour a year for bread and pastry products, or approximately 1.2 million bags per month.
Venezuela is currently 1 million bags short of its immediate needs according to statements made by the President of t