The souvlaki, the Greeks' favorite pastime, has become a luxury with the appraisals in all the food. It is noteworthy that in Thessaloniki, the souvlaki it went so far as to It is selling today for 3.6 euros and Tomorrow, its price will reach 3.9 euros. In fact, the owners of a souvlaki restaurant, speaking on the show «Good Morning Greece,» made the shocking prediction that everyone hopes will not come true: The souvlaki next week it will end up selling for 4.5 euros. «The pitogyro,» they reply.
In fact, they know that tomorrow, Tuesday, as soon as the price of a souvlaki has reached 3.9 euros they will have a a decline in their sales of approximately 30% to 40%. «Not because that’s how people will react to the product, but because they won’t be able to buy it anymore,» the shop owners explain.
Now, as for the question of why the souvlaki it even reached the point where it was being sold at these exorbitant prices, they themselves reply, «We may have a war in Ukraine, but we also have a war over food. “The message from our suppliers is that ”every week we’ll let you know if supplies are available and what the new prices will be,»” they say, in an effort to provide an answer to the price hikes – «skyrocketing».
In fact, they themselves explain how much they used to buy and how much they buy now: We used to use sunflower oil the summer when It went over 0.73 euros per liter, right now we're getting it at 3 euros per liter, and we don't know how high the price will go. We used to buy parsley for 0.20 euros, and now we’re paying 1.70 euros for it. «Things have gotten out of hand, and if the government doesn’t really step up—not just say we’re helping—we’ll see thousands of businesses close and people end up on the street. People have been impoverished; they don’t even have money for the bare necessities,» they reply.
Price Hikes – Soaring Prices on All Food Items
According to Michalis Mousios, President of the Hellenic Bakers' Federation, the price of flour has skyrocketed in just a few weeks. «The first shipments of soft grains last week were as high as 60% top. »The small sack, which used to cost 13–15 euros, now costs more than 22 euros.« “The 20% of soft grains the we import from Ukraine, the 10% from Russia and the 5% from Moldova», noted Mr. Mousios, pointing out that the increases in essential items, such as the bread, they will be inevitable. «We’ll see price hikes in the coming days. I can’t specify what they’ll be, but we certainly won’t stop here. No one can predict how high the price hikes will go.».
