Wheat
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
Business
August 20, 2010
FAO: Wheat prices not yet a threat to inflation
Milan--World wheat price rises are not yet sufficient to trigger global food inflation, an economist at the UN Food and…
Egypt imports 55 thousand tons of US wheat
Business
August 19, 2010
Egypt imports 55 thousand tons of US wheat
The Ministry of Trade and Industry announced Thursday a deal made to import 55 thousand tons of US wheat at…
Govt to import Argentinean wheat to offset Russian export ban
Business
August 17, 2010
Govt to import Argentinean wheat to offset Russian export ban
Trade and Industry Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid has announced that the government may resume importing wheat from Argentina after several…
Govt contracts 120,000 tons of French wheat
Business
August 12, 2010
Govt contracts 120,000 tons of French wheat
The state-run General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) on Wednesday contracted 120,000 tons of French wheat at US$312 per ton,…
Who sabotaged our wheat supply?
Opinion
August 11, 2010
Who sabotaged our wheat supply?
Who is responsible for the current wheat shortage in Egypt? This very simple question has become a riddle since 2005,…
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
Business
August 10, 2010
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
The government on Tuesday declared that it was satisfied with an announcement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov that…
Egypt and US cooperate to protect Afghanistan’s wheat
Business
August 9, 2010
Egypt and US cooperate to protect Afghanistan’s wheat
The governments of the US, Egypt and Afghanistan governments will tomorrow celebrate the signing of a cooperation agreement that seeks…
Egypt requests contracted wheat in light of Russian export ban
Egypt
August 8, 2010
Egypt requests contracted wheat in light of Russian export ban
Egyptian officials on Sunday asked their Russian counterparts to form a joint committee to discuss the implementation of signed contracts…
Russia wheat export ban causes prices to skyrocket
Business
August 7, 2010
Russia wheat export ban causes prices to skyrocket
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced that the price of wheat has increased by 50 percent since…
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
Business
August 5, 2010
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
Egypt plans to reduce its wheat imports in light of a recent 46-percent spike in global wheat prices, the Trade…