Wheat
Ministry: Egypt to increase area planted with wheat to 2.5m acres
Egypt
December 5, 2014
Ministry: Egypt to increase area planted with wheat to 2.5m acres
The Ministry of Agriculture said that the total area planted with wheat would be increased to 2.5 million acres to…
UAE-Egypt alliance expands to desert wheat venture
Business
December 5, 2014
UAE-Egypt alliance expands to desert wheat venture
Egypt and two companies from its strong backer United Arab Emirates have embarked on an ambitious plan to grow wheat…
Cultivated wheat rate reaches 2.5 million feddans: Minister
Business
December 3, 2014
Cultivated wheat rate reaches 2.5 million feddans: Minister
Egypt is now cultivating 2,463,688 acres of wheat nationwide, says Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister Adel al-Beltagy. The governorate of Sharqiya…
Govt grain hub targets considerable portion of world trade
Business
November 1, 2014
Govt grain hub targets considerable portion of world trade
Egypt is seeking to influence 50 percent of the world’s wheat trade and 20 percent of the international grain exchange…
Govt agrees to buy wheat from farmers for LE420 per ardeb
Business
October 15, 2014
Govt agrees to buy wheat from farmers for LE420 per ardeb
Cabinet has on Wednesday approved the purchase of wheat from farmers next season for LE74.73 per bushel (or LE420 per…
Wheat reserves sufficient until mid February
Business
September 17, 2014
Wheat reserves sufficient until mid February
Egypt has contracted for the purchase of 180,000 tons of French wheat needed for the production of local subsidized bread. The…
Minister: Egypt seeks wheat self-sufficiency by 75% in 3 years
Business
August 23, 2014
Minister: Egypt seeks wheat self-sufficiency by 75% in 3 years
Egypt is targeting self-sufficiency in wheat production by 75 percent by the end of 2017, Agriculture Minister Adel al-Beltagy said…
Egypt’s supply ministry says has enough wheat to last for six months
Business
July 10, 2014
Egypt’s supply ministry says has enough wheat to last for six months
Egypt, one of the world's largest wheat importers, said on Thursday it had enough wheat to last for six months."Through…
Supply Ministry purchases 240,000 tons of Romanian, Russian wheat
Business
July 2, 2014
Supply Ministry purchases 240,000 tons of Romanian, Russian wheat
Supply Commodities Authority has signed a contract to buy 240,000 tons of Romanian and Russian wheat to produce subsidized bread.…
Scout wheat fields hit record in 2014
Business
May 27, 2014
Scout wheat fields hit record in 2014
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ayman Farid Abu Hadid said the scout wheat fields hit for the first time…