Wheat
Egypt’s GASC buys 120,000 tonnes Russian wheat
Business
October 21, 2016
Egypt’s GASC buys 120,000 tonnes Russian wheat
Egypt's state grain buyer GASC said on Thursday it bought 120,000 tonnes of Russian wheat in a tender.The wheat was…
Debate over ergot fungus continues as Russia wins wheat tender
Egypt
September 27, 2016
Debate over ergot fungus continues as Russia wins wheat tender
On Saturday, the Egyptian government backed down from it's zero-tolerance policy on the presence of ergot fungus in imported wheat…
EU wheat drifts lower despite India, Egypt demand hopes
Business
September 24, 2016
EU wheat drifts lower despite India, Egypt demand hopes
European wheat futures edged lower on Friday, pressured by earlier weakness in Chicago as hefty global supplies continued to hang…
Egypt backtracks on zero ergot wheat policy as imports decline
Business
September 22, 2016
Egypt backtracks on zero ergot wheat policy as imports decline
The Egyptian government has backtracked on its zero-tolerance policy on ergot in wheat imports after 540,000 tons were kept at…
Egypt sacks heads of silos company, internal trade development
Egypt
September 18, 2016
Egypt sacks heads of silos company, internal trade development
Egypt's new supply minister has sacked the chairman of the Egyptian Holding Company for Silos and Storage and the head…
Ministry committee reviews agricultural exports to Russia in wake of dispute
Egypt
September 18, 2016
Ministry committee reviews agricultural exports to Russia in wake of dispute
The Agriculture Ministry has formed a technical committee to examine procedures for the export of fruit and vegetables to Russia…
Wheat suppliers shun Egypt as more grain rejected abroad
Egypt
September 16, 2016
Wheat suppliers shun Egypt as more grain rejected abroad
Egypt was unable to garner a single offer from wheat suppliers at its state grain tender on Friday, forcing it…
Russia may ban Egyptian citrus amid wheat dispute
Egypt
September 14, 2016
Russia may ban Egyptian citrus amid wheat dispute
Russia threatened to ban Egyptian citrus imports on Tuesday, a move that could escalate a trade dispute over exports of…
Parliament chief refers wheat corruption report to prosecutor general
Business
August 30, 2016
Parliament chief refers wheat corruption report to prosecutor general
A parliamentary fact-finding commission's report on corruption in the country's wheat industry was referred to the prosecutor general and an…
Wheat drops for 6th session on ample supplies; Egypt demand eyed
Business
August 29, 2016
Wheat drops for 6th session on ample supplies; Egypt demand eyed
U.S. wheat fell for a sixth consecutive session and hovered near a three-week low on Monday, as ample global stocks…