Fuel price spike squeezes French baguette bakers as heating oil costs soar
- When the couple first fired up the oven in their store in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, a small town about 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of Paris, in March, they paid 2,230 euros ($2,540) for 2,000 liters (528 gallons) of the heating oil that it burns.
- Last week, they spent almost the same amount on just 1,200 liters (317 gallons).
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- When the couple first fired up the oven in their store in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, a small town about 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of Paris, in March, they paid 2,230 euros ($2,540) for 2,000 liters (528 gallons) of the heating oil that it burns.
- Last week, they spent almost the same amount on just 1,200 liters (317 gallons).
Sources: ABC News