The Federation of Bakery and Confectionery Unions in Lebanon warned that "the continuous rise in the prices of wheat, flour, diesel, energy, and transportation puts the bakery sector and the Lebanese citizen, particularly the working-class segments, before an extremely dangerous phase," affirming that what it issued is "a clear warning." In a statement following an emergency meeting of its executive council, the Federation demanded that the government "act immediately and declare an economic and social state of emergency to protect bread and the poorest segments," explaining that it "is not demanding indiscriminate support, but rather the expansion of the social safety net and the payment of the cost of bread to the most needy families through a transparent and well-studied mechanism." It linked the rise in costs to the burdens of war since October 7, and to the disruptions in the Black Sea, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Bab al-Mandab strait, which have driven up global oil prices and directly reflected on the cost of producing the loaf. It also recalled the Beirut port explosion, which destroyed the wheat silos, and its continuous demands to rebuild them and secure a strategic reserve "without a serious response." It pointed out that the platform adopted between the Ministry of Economy and the Federation calculates the price of bread according to the cost of raw materials and the exchange rate, meaning that the continued rise in costs inevitably leads to new increases in the price of a bundle of bread, stressing that "protecting the bundle of bread is a national responsibility, and the solution must begin now before it is too late."