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Ministry: Egypt to increase area planted with wheat to 2.5m acres
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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