Egypt’s Supply Says Wheat Is Sufficient Till Jan15 /2014
Dr. Mohamed Abu Shady, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, assured that the affordable prices of subsidized goods will be selected for the Egyptian consumer.
He added that the current stock of wheat is sufficient till January 15th 2014, noting that the current interim government imported large quantities of wheat reaching 1.8 million tons.
He pointed out that Egypt’s wheat production for this year was lower than the previous year, as it did not exceed 3.6 million tons, while the production for the previous year reached 3.7 million tons of wheat.
