wheat prices
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…
Finance Ministry allocates LE11 billion for govt to buy local wheat
Business
October 14, 2011
Finance Ministry allocates LE11 billion for govt to buy local wheat
The Finance Ministry has allocated more than 11LE billion for other government ministries to buy wheat from farmers this fiscal…
Ministry official: Egypt has extra wheat reserves set aside for ‘times of crisis’
Business
October 3, 2010
Ministry official: Egypt has extra wheat reserves set aside for ‘times of crisis’
Egypt has additional stocks of wheat set aside for "times of crisis," a senior trade ministry official said Sunday.
French suppliers raise wheat prices by US$10 per ton
Business
September 16, 2010
French suppliers raise wheat prices by US$10 per ton
French suppliers substantially raised their wheat prices at a tender offer held Thursday by the General Authority for Supply Commodities…
August core annual inflation up, rates seen steady
Business
September 13, 2010
August core annual inflation up, rates seen steady
Egypt's central bank said on Monday that core annual inflation rose to 8.2 percent in the year to August, but…
Gamal Mubarak promises ‘good news’ for nation’s farmers
Egypt
September 7, 2010
Gamal Mubarak promises ‘good news’ for nation’s farmers
At an iftar banquet held by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), Gamal Mubarak, NDP assistant secretary-general and son of…
Agriculture Ministry aims for 60% self-sufficiency by next wheat harvest
Business
August 22, 2010
Agriculture Ministry aims for 60% self-sufficiency by next wheat harvest
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced it is in the process of expanding Egypt's total wheat cultivation to include some…
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,…
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…