Foodstuff
Citizens mob vehicles selling subsidized foodstuffs at discounted prices
Business
October 14, 2016
Citizens mob vehicles selling subsidized foodstuffs at discounted prices
Thousands of people in the city of Matariyya, in Daqahlia governorate, crowded around vehicles selling subsidized foodstuffs and gas cylinders…
Egypt to launch agricultural commodities bourse by year-end
Business
February 1, 2016
Egypt to launch agricultural commodities bourse by year-end
Egypt plans to launch an agricultural-focused commodities trading exchange, the first of its kind in the Middle East, by the…
Mobile refrigerators aim to combat price hikes by offering cheaper food
Egypt
January 3, 2016
Mobile refrigerators aim to combat price hikes by offering cheaper food
The Social Fund for Development began Sunday receiving applications from individuals wanting to operate refrigerator vehicles, part of the government’s…
Finance Ministry: Cost of food imports down 31.5% in 5 months
Business
June 16, 2015
Finance Ministry: Cost of food imports down 31.5% in 5 months
The value of foodstuffs imported by Egypt has gone down by 31.5 percent in five months, the Egyptian Tax Authority…
Another civilian dead as army gives out Ramadan charity
Egypt
June 9, 2015
Another civilian dead as army gives out Ramadan charity
A 61-year-old woman died on Sunday in a stampede over food allotments customarily given out by the military to needy…
Ministry on alert amid price hike speculations before Ramadan
Economy
May 11, 2015
Ministry on alert amid price hike speculations before Ramadan
The Supply Ministry has said it is ready to confront widely-speculated price hikes during the holy fasting month of Ramadan,…
Egypt crops exports to Russia to offset ban on EU imports
Business
September 6, 2014
Egypt crops exports to Russia to offset ban on EU imports
Agriculture Minister Adel al-Beltagy said Saturday Egypt had agreed with Russia to operate regular, fast maritime lines carrying Egyptian agricultural…
Foodstuff prices rise in Egypt
Egypt
August 8, 2013
Foodstuff prices rise in Egypt
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has announced that the monthly inflation rate rose by 0.9 percent…
Army opens foodstuff outlets in Suez, Sinai to counter price hikes
Egypt
July 29, 2013
Army opens foodstuff outlets in Suez, Sinai to counter price hikes
The Armed Forces’ Third Field Army announced Monday that it had opened outlets selling foodstuff in Suez and South Sinai…
Egypt unrest could threaten food security-UN agency
Egypt
July 12, 2013
Egypt unrest could threaten food security-UN agency
Civil unrest and dwindling foreign exchange reserves raise serious food security concerns in Egypt, the United Nations' food agency said…