Almaty residents have noticed that a loaf of bread commonly nicknamed the 'brick' has disappeared from store shelves. The issue concerns a particular style of bread rather than bread in general, and the shortage was described as recent. The Aksai bakery and bread plant announced the reason for the change in availability. NUR.KZ reported that explanation, but the account does not reproduce the plant's exact words. That leaves the cause uncertain from the report alone, including whether production or distribution was responsible. There is no information on when the bread may return to stores or whether other suppliers are affected.