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Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices

STORY: Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a bakery in Haarlem, the Netherlands STORYLINE: According to the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Association (NBOV), numerous bakeries across the Netherlands have already been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the rising costs of energy. If the government does not intervene immediately, many bakers will have to close shop early next year because their energy bills have already increased up to tenfold compared to two years ago. "Around 40 percent to 60 percent of all bakers will no longer be able to pay their energy bills on January 1," NBOV Chairman Arend Kisteman told local media. "There are about 3,200 bakers in the country. This means more than 1,500 bakers will disappear." Asked if his bakery will be able to survive, Kisteman, a baker in the northeastern city of Zwolle, replied: "No, that will be the end of the

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THE NETHERLANDS-HAARLEM-RISING ENERGY COST-BAKERY

(220907) -- HAARLEM, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2022 shows a bakery in Haarlem, the Netherlands. Numerous bakeries across the Netherlands have already been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the rising costs of energy, according to the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Association (NBOV). TO GO WITH "Roundup: Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices" (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-HAARLEM-RISING ENERGY COST-BAKERY

(220907) -- HAARLEM, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A baker works at a bakery in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Sept. 7, 2022. Numerous bakeries across the Netherlands have already been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the rising costs of energy, according to the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Association (NBOV). TO GO WITH "Roundup: Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices" (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-HAARLEM-RISING ENERGY COST-BAKERY

(220907) -- HAARLEM, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a bakery in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Sept. 7, 2022. Numerous bakeries across the Netherlands have already been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the rising costs of energy, according to the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Association (NBOV). TO GO WITH "Roundup: Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices" (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-HAARLEM-RISING ENERGY COST-BAKERY

(220907) -- HAARLEM, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A baker works at a bakery in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Sept. 7, 2022. Numerous bakeries across the Netherlands have already been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the rising costs of energy, according to the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Association (NBOV). TO GO WITH "Roundup: Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices" (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-HAARLEM-RISING ENERGY COST-BAKERY

(220907) -- HAARLEM, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A baker works at a bakery in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Sept. 7, 2022. Numerous bakeries across the Netherlands have already been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the rising costs of energy, according to the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Association (NBOV). TO GO WITH "Roundup: Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices" (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-HAARLEM-RISING ENERGY COST-BAKERY

(220907) -- HAARLEM, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2022 shows a bakery in Haarlem, the Netherlands. Numerous bakeries across the Netherlands have already been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the rising costs of energy, according to the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Association (NBOV). TO GO WITH "Roundup: Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices" (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)