Wheat
Agriculture and supply ministries clash over wheat disribution
Egypt
May 8, 2016
Agriculture and supply ministries clash over wheat disribution
Conflicts between the Agriculture Ministry and the Supply Ministry over the provision of Egyptian wheat have escalated, with Supply Ministry…
Sisi gives signal for wheat harvest at Sahl Baraka project
Egypt
May 5, 2016
Sisi gives signal for wheat harvest at Sahl Baraka project
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Sahl Baraka at Farafra oasis on Thursday to celebrate a milestone event in a…
Egypt buys 57,000 tonnes of local wheat since start of season
Egypt
April 24, 2016
Egypt buys 57,000 tonnes of local wheat since start of season
Egypt's Supply Ministry said on Sunday it had purchased 57,000 tonnes of local wheat from farmers since the start of…
Egypt supply minister says close to wiping out graft in wheat sector
Egypt
March 24, 2016
Egypt supply minister says close to wiping out graft in wheat sector
Egypt's supply minister said the world's top wheat buyer is close to eradicating graft in its strategic sector, defending the…
French wheat exporters to lose out even as Egypt tries to settle fungus dispute
Business
March 18, 2016
French wheat exporters to lose out even as Egypt tries to settle fungus dispute
Even if Egypt can end a policy dispute over wheat imports soon, it will be too little, too late for…
Egypt to import 240,000 tons of wheat in April: supply minister
Egypt
March 17, 2016
Egypt to import 240,000 tons of wheat in April: supply minister
The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled Hanafi announced on Thursday that Egypt has contracted with France, Ukraine, and…
Egypt tops Russian wheat importers: Sputnik
Business
March 10, 2016
Egypt tops Russian wheat importers: Sputnik
Russian exports of wheat to Egypt reached around 4.9 million tons between July 2015 to February 2016, according to Russian…
Egypt to work with FAO on wheat ergot legislation: ministry
Business
March 8, 2016
Egypt to work with FAO on wheat ergot legislation: ministry
Egypt will work with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the country's wheat ergot policy, the agriculture…
Egypt replaces head of agriculture quarantine authority
Business
March 7, 2016
Egypt replaces head of agriculture quarantine authority
Egypt has appointed a new head of its agriculture quarantine authority, the ministry of agriculture said on Sunday, replacing Saad…
Bureaucrat and old fungus law hold Egypt’s wheat supplies hostage
Business
March 2, 2016
Bureaucrat and old fungus law hold Egypt’s wheat supplies hostage
A global grain glut should make purchasing wheat cheap and easy for Egypt, the world's biggest importer, but traders say…