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"The price of bread has been a driving force of political instability, and triggered the Arab Spring. The Maghreb countries - Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Algeria, which rely heavily on wheat - could be worst-affected by the tightening of supplies and an increase in prices," Mr Smith said.