Khartoum bakeries hike bread prices as currency slide drives up production costs
October 9, 2026 (KHARTOUM) — Bakeries across Khartoum state will raise bread prices starting Saturday, industry operators said, as rising input costs and a sliding national currency push basic food prices higher.
Under the revised pricing, two loaves of bread will retail for 1,000 Sudanese pounds, up from previous levels, reflecting the rising cost of imported raw materials, logistics, and utilities in the conflict-hit country.
The increase comes amid sustained inflationary pressures across Sudan, where consumer goods and services have surged alongside a depreciating Sudanese pound that has approached 9,000 per U.S. dollar on the parallel market.
Several bakery owners told Sudan Tribune that recurring price jumps in key baking supplies left them no option but to raise retail prices to preserve operating margins.
Issam Okasha, deputy head of the Bakeries Union, told Sudan Tribune on Friday that the price adjustments stem from higher global wheat prices, escalating domestic transport tariffs, and rising costs for commercial rents and labour.
Wholesale flour prices have climbed sharply in recent weeks, with a 25-kilogram sack rising from 87,000 to 116,000 Sudanese pounds in under two months, Okasha said.
Other key inputs have jumped even more sharply, Okasha added, noting that a carton of commercial yeast nearly doubled from 140,000 to 270,000 pounds, while a 36-pound container of cooking oil jumped from 120,000 to 260,000 pounds.
Prices for dough improvers increased from 30,000 to between 80,000 and 90,000 pounds, while plastic packaging bags climbed from 37,000 to 90,000 pounds, compounding operational pressures on local bakeries.
The price hike adds to growing cost-of-living strains for Sudanese households, already struggling with eroding purchasing power and high staple food prices.
Prices of fava beans, a dietary staple across Sudan, have also jumped following an import ban, further tightening basic food supplies in the capital.