Food Division: Egyptian Rice on Ration Cards

Emad Abdeen, Vice Chairman of Food Division, Cairo Chamber of Commerce, affirmed that the Egyptian rice is available in the groceries stories and

He added that the Egyptian rice came first instead of the Philippines and Indian rice in the stores; referring that the local rice prices range between EGP 2900 and 2950 per ton, and ranges between EGP 3.5 to 4 per kilo in the markets.

The minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Eng. Hatem Saleh, has issued a decision of lifting ban on exporting Egyptian rice, starting from October, as this mounted fears over the local amount.