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Hard to find bread in shortage-stricken Venezuela

A shortage of foreign currency is seriously affecting imports of wheat, which the country does not grow

Published Sun, Feb 28, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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    Caracas

    AT A popular east Caracas bakery, customers can buy Spanish olive oil, Italian tomato sauce and even American chocolates. But bread? Forget it.

    Cardboard signs on the door warning of "No bread" have become increasingly common at Venezuelan bakeries.

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