The high demand for flour has also made itself felt at the regional mills – through hamster purchases. There is still enough flour in the region – it is unclear whether this will remain the case.
The high demand for flour has also made itself felt at the regional mills in recent weeks. “We have enough grain and enough flour, but we can hardly keep up with the packaging,” says an employee at the Jenne mill in Freiburg-Tiengen. She sums up the peak activity in the mill shop in the middle of the week: “It looks to me as if some customers are hoarding flour”. Flour is still sufficiently available in the region – it is unclear whether this will remain the case in the future.
Apparently, this is a state-wide phenomenon that finally prompted the Baden-Württemberg Minister of Agriculture, Peter Hauk, to issue an appeal almost two weeks ago: Consumers …
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