The price of bread has shot up to almost $10 following an immediate rise in the price of wheat too millers.

A loaf of bread now costs Z$9.45 (81 U.S. cents), compared with Z$6.80 before.

The state-run Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe on Monday hiked wheat prices to Z$2,200 from Z$1,600.

Over and above the increase in the price of wheat, other input costs such as fuel and electricity have also been increasing