LA PAZ (Reuters) -Shortages of Bolivia’s state-subsidized marraqueta bread roll are creating an early test for newly elected President Rodrigo Paz, as dwindling wheat supplies and rising costs squeeze bakers and frustrate consumers.

The frustration from bakers and buyers highlights the political risks for Paz, who aims to unwind the subsidy-heavy economic model of his socialist predecessors without angering a population accustomed to state support.

Bakers said delays in government-imported flour and other shortages make it difficult to meet demand for the iconic roll, whose price has been fixed for 17 years under the previous socialist government.

Bolivia imports about three-quarters of its wheat, mainly from Argentina.

Customers also complained that the marraqueta, which sells for the

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