Wheat
Egypt insists food supply secure as wheat imports dive
Business
February 24, 2013
Egypt insists food supply secure as wheat imports dive
Egypt's wheat imports are sharply down this year as it endures economic and political crisis, but state and private buyers…
Govt struggles to maintain food reserves
Business
February 20, 2013
Govt struggles to maintain food reserves
Egypt has 2.467 million tons of wheat in its reserves, enough to meet local demand for 101 days, the Cabinet…
Supply minister: Wheat reserves good for four months
Business
February 13, 2013
Supply minister: Wheat reserves good for four months
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Bassem Kamal on Wednesday said existing and contracted local and imported wheat reserves are…
Supply Ministry to import 180,000 tons of US wheat
Business
December 19, 2012
Supply Ministry to import 180,000 tons of US wheat
The General Authority for Supply Commodities at the Supply Ministry conducted a new international tender on Wednesday to import 180,000…
1 million feddans of wheat to be cultivated within few days, agriculture ministry says
Business
December 2, 2012
1 million feddans of wheat to be cultivated within few days, agriculture ministry says
Abbas al-Shennawi, head of the services sector at the Agriculture Ministry, said one million feddans, the remaining amount of…
Supply Ministry assures enough wheat for six months
Egypt
November 21, 2012
Supply Ministry assures enough wheat for six months
Local and imported wheat stocks should last for more than the next six months based on estimated monthly consumption, Supply…
Unstable global wheat market prompts govt to boost local production
Egypt
November 1, 2012
Unstable global wheat market prompts govt to boost local production
The government is putting a multi-billion-pound cultivation plan in action in an effort to increase wheat production, the agriculture minister…
Egypt wants to use all local wheat for subsidized bread
Egypt
October 21, 2012
Egypt wants to use all local wheat for subsidized bread
Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, will be able to cease importing wheat for the production of state-subsidized bread if…
Egypt buys 300,000 tons French, Romanian wheat
Business
September 26, 2012
Egypt buys 300,000 tons French, Romanian wheat
Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has bought 300,000 tons of French and Romanian wheat for 1-10 December shipment on…
Cabinet to announce new wheat prices for subsidized bread Sunday
Business
September 25, 2012
Cabinet to announce new wheat prices for subsidized bread Sunday
The Cabinet is expected on Sunday to announce new prices for wheat allocated to producing subsidized bread, according to a…