Head of the Syndicate of Bakers' Unions, Nasser Srour, warned that "the rapid rise in the prices of fuel, wheat, flour, and other ingredients used in bread-making will inevitably lead to an increase in the price of a bundle of bread, because the bread pricing platform agreed upon with the Ministry of Economy calculates the cost of bread based on the rise and fall of raw material prices and the exchange rate." Srour explained that "last week, the bundle of bread was priced on the basis of a ton of diesel costing $1,430, before it rose on Friday to $1,500, without taking into account the full new increases in the prices of wheat, flour, and other materials." He emphasized that "we are facing crazy increases in production costs, which the sector cannot bear or ignore, nor can the citizen alone bear the consequences." He stated that "the only solution to break this trajectory is direct government support for bread, and this matter currently seems nearly impossible under the financial circumstances, unless friendly countries to Lebanon take the initiative to provide grants of wheat or flour that help reduce the cost of bread." He considered that "the continuation of wars and the disruption of energy, transportation, and grain routes portends further increases," demanding urgent action before protecting the bread becomes more difficult.