Egypt raises wheat prices to shield farmers from global market volatility
Egypt plans to increase the price it pays farmers for wheat to 2,500 Egyptian pounds per ardab, up from 2,350, in…
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Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves sufficient for 3.5 months – minister
Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves are sufficient for 3.5 months, Reuters reported citing Supply Minister Ali Moselhy…
Egypt isn’t planning to hedge wheat imports in ’24-25
Egypt is not planning to carry out a hedging policy against wheat imports in the new financial year 2024-2025,…
Egypt discusses Emirati loan facility to purchase Kazakh wheat – Reuters
Egypt is in talks for Emirati funding with an Abu Dhabi-based bank that would support in financing wheat purchases…
Egypt probes purchasing 500k tons of wheat from France, Bulgaria
Egypt is mulling importing around 500,000 tons of wheat from France and Bulgaria, Asharq business reported on…
OPEC Fund offers $10mln to support food security in Egypt
The OPEC Fund for International Development offered $10 million to support food security in Egypt on Tuesday.
Egypt permits current wheat deal to be supplied from different origins: Supply Minister
Egypt allows the swiss-based trader Solaris to supply Egypt with wheat from any origin. Egyptian Minister of Supply…
Egypt buys approx 500k tons of Russian wheat in private deal – Reuters
Egypt's state grains buyer GASC has bought around a half a million metric tons of Russian wheat in a private deal,…
Egypt wheat imports by jump 34% in 2023
Egypt’s wheat imports increased by 34 percent year on year during the first half of the current year, according to…
Egypt withdraws from UN grain treaty due to lack of benefits
Egypt announced on Saturday its withdrawal from the United Nations Grains Trade Convention (GTC) since it had not…
Egypt to halt wheat tenders by 15 April – minister
Egypt will halt wheat tenders by the beginning of local wheat season in 15th of April, said the Minister of Supply…
Egypt receives 63,000 tons of Russian wheat at Safaga port
Egypt’s Safaga Port has received on Saturday 63,000 tons of Russian wheat aboard the dry cargo ship PAREA,…
Egypt books 80,000 tons of wheat at World Bank-funded tender: traders
Egypt's state grains buyer GASC is believed to have booked 80,000 tons of Russian wheat on Tuesday, traders told…
Egypt’s GASC unveils new wheat tender under World Bank programme
Egypt’s state grains buyer, GASC announced on Saturday an invitation for a tender to purchase wheat as part of food…
Egypt’s GASC directly purchases 300,000 tons of Russian wheat – traders
Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has reportedly bought 300,000 tons…
Efforts to release detained Ukraine wheat shipment for Egypt underway – official
Officials in Ukraine are working to release a detained vessel carrying Ukrainian wheat bought by Egypt, Ukraine's…
Egypt may sign a new wheat import contract with Ukraine – official
Ukraine and Egypt are expected to sign a new grain agreement as the old contract, which Kiev shall have supplied…
Egypt buys 660,000 tons of French, Romanian, Russian, German wheat – minister
Egypt, the world’s biggest importer of wheat, bought 660,000 tons of French, Romanian, Russian, and for the first…
Sisi calls for procuring more locally grown wheat
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday he wants to see the government procure up to 10 million tons…
Egypt to access $600 million World Bank, EU funding for wheat import, silo system
Egypt is set to receive more than $600 million in funding from the World Bank and the European Union (EU) to…
Egypt to secure ITFC $3 billion financing to cope with wheat price hikes
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) will provide Egypt with a $3 billion envelope to help it…
Egypt’s India wheat deal agreed but not signed yet – minister
Egypt’s supply minister said on Tuesday a deal with India to directly purchase 500,000 tonnes of wheat outside the…
Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves sufficient for 4-6 months: PM
Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves are enough to cover the country’s needs for 4 months, its prime minister announced…
Egypt to produce 20% more wheat by 2025 in self-sufficiency drive: minister
Egypt plans to raise domestic wheat output in the next three years, in a drive to boost self-sufficiency from 45…
Egypt approves India as new wheat supplier
Egypt, the world’s largest importer of wheat, has approved India as a wheat supplier, said Egyptian Agriculture…
Egypt to send delegation to India for wheat import next month
Egypt will send a delegation to India in the first week of April for wheat imports as the country seeks to secure…
France to ensure Egypt’s wheat needs in coming months – minister
France will ensure that Egypt's needs in the coming months, said its Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who is on an…
Egypt’s Sisi says ‘no issue’ with staple goods reserves, wheat stock at 5.5 mln tons
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday the country had “no issue” with the provision of its needs…
Egypt’s GASC cancels second wheat tender as Russia-Ukraine war weighs on offer prices
Egypt’s state grains buyer GASC was forced once again to cancel its wheat tender on Monday on the back of sharply…
Egypt working to secure wheat from regions other than Russia, Ukraine – official
Egypt, often the world’s largest wheat importer, is working on a plan to secure wheat imports from other regions…
Egypt’s GASC issues wheat tender for April delivery amid supply disruption worries
Egypt’s state grains buyer GASC issued on Saturday a new global tender for wheat for April delivery, with traders…
Egypt prepares wheat import options amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
Egypt has enough wheat reserve for more than four months and there are options to secure wheat imports if the…
Sawiris urges Egypt government to stock more wheat as Russia-Ukraine crisis deepens
Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris urged authorities in Egypt to buy and stock more quantities of wheat as Europe’s…
Egypt’s biggest wheat supplier, Russia, is mulling a grain tax
Egypt’s largest wheat supplier is planning to impose a temporary tax and maximum quota on grain exports in a bid to…
U.S. Wheat Associates’ Cairo office closure won’t affect Egypt wheat imports
The closure of U.S. Wheat Associates’ office in Cairo will not affect Egypt’s wheat imports, the Supply Ministry’s…
Egypt’s FY Wheat Imports 40% Less – Official
Wheat imports in Egypt are witnessing a 40 percent decline this fiscal year, vice chairman of the state-grain buyer…
GASC: Egypt buys 3.3 million Tonnes of Wheat in 7 Months
Egypt, the world’s top wheat importer, has bought around 3.3 million tonnes of wheat during the since July 1, the…
Egypt Bought 1.4 million Tonnes of Wheat in 3 Months – Official
In three months, Egypt has bought 1.420 million tonnes of wheat, at a total cost of EGP 2.9 billion ($405.5…
Egypt Has Bought around 3 Mln Tonnes of Local Wheat – Minister
Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, has bought around 3 million tonnes of local wheat from farmers since the…
Ukraine Turmoil Will Not Disrupt Egypt Wheat Imports: Official
Political turmoil in Ukraine will not disrupt Egypt's wheat imports from the country, an Egyptian official said on…