Bread prices going up 6.57 percent

Bread prices are increasing by an average of 6.57 percent Tuesday, Tzvia Dori, the supervisor of prices in the Industry and Trade Ministry, announced Monday. She attributed the rise to an increase in fuel costs. A 750-gram loaf of brown bread will now cost NIS 3.45 instead of NIS 3.25, as will a 750-gram loaf of white bread. A 500-gram loaf of hallah will cost NIS 3.80 instead of NIS. 3.55.