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She also said she had noticed people being more careful with their money in recent years and buying smaller loaves to cut costs.

He lived in the remote commune of Saint-Martial, making loaves for what appear to be a small number of neighbors.

She passes restaurants and shops, hoping for a few loaves of bread or a packet of rice.

Every day in the past week, Umm Ahmed has stood with her children in a huge queue outside a bakery in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, where ultimately some loaves are given out.

Moreover, the large size of the loaves, approximately 3 kg, suggested they were likely intended for communal consumption.