date:Jan 23, 2014
Wheat Flour Shortage Reaches Critical Level
For the past several months, Venezuela has experienced a fall in wheat flour production that reached critical levels over the holidays. Since mid-December 2013, bakeries have eliminated certain bakery items and reduced overall bread production due to the lack of flour. A number of factors are affecting flour supplies, which started with the shutdown of flour production of Molinos Nacionales (MONACA), the countrys largest flour milling operation made