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 wheat production falls 5.8% in ’22/’23 – CAPMAS
Egypt's wheat production reached 9.1 million tons during the 2022/2023 agricultural year, marking a 5.8 per cent…
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 Mercantile Exchange: Total traded wheat value hits EGP 12.3 bln in ’23
The total value of all wheat traded on the Egyptian Mercantile Exchange (EMX) has reached 12.3 billion Egyptian…
Egypt raises local wheat procurement price to EGP 1600 per ardeb
Egypt increased the reference local wheat procurement price to 1600 Egyptian pounds per ardeb, up from 1,500 pounds…
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…
Egypt expects UAE Al Dahra wheat purchases in January
Egypt's wheat purchases from Al Dahra deal are expected to take place starting January, said the Minister of Supply…
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…
BREAKING: AfDB to support heat tolerant wheat varieties programme in Egypt
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is working with authorities in Egypt on a new programme to support the country…
Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves sufficient for 5 months – minister
Egypt’s strategic reserves of wheat are sufficient for five months, the Minster of Supply Ali Moselhy said on…
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…
Sisi: Egypt needs about $100bln over 7 years to fulfill import gap
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday that the country needs not less than $100 billion over…
Russia mulls to sell wheat for Egypt using rubles instead of dollars
Russia is considering selling wheat to Egypt in exchange for Russian rubles in lieu of the U.S. dollar, Russian…
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’s GASC purchases 300,000 tons of wheat via EMX
Egypt’s state grains buyer GASC has purchased 300,000 tons of wheat through the new Egyptian Mercantile Exchange…
Egypt targets 4 mln tons of local wheat in next harvest season
Egypt targets buying four million tons of local wheat supplies from farmers during the upcoming harvest season…
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 has strategic wheat reserves sufficient for 5 months – minister
Egypt has sufficient strategic reserves of commodities including wheat, to cover the country's needs for five…
Egypt near to achieve self-sufficiency in rice – minister
Egypt will achieve self-sufficiency in rice production soon and has enough wheat reserves to cover 6.3 months of…
Egypt to ask wheat suppliers to list in new exchange – document
Egypt's state grains buyer GASC will ask wheat suppliers to register with the country's commodities exchange before…
Egypt agrees to replace retained Ukrainian wheat cargo after weeks of negotiations
Egypt’s state grains buyer GASC has agreed to replace impounded the Ukrainian wheat shipment with 60,000-ton cargo…
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’s GASC buys 63,000 tonnes of German wheat in direct deal
Egypt's state grains buyer General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) bought around 63,000 tonnes of German…
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 receives 63,000 tons of French wheat at Safaga sea port
Egypt’s Safaga Port received on Sunday a French wheat shipment of 63,000 tons for the General Authority for Supply…
55,000 tonnes of Indian wheat reach Egypt, clear quality tests – Indian paper
55,000 tonnes of Indian wheat have reached on Saturday Egypt as a first shipment and cleared all quality strict…
Egypt to test newly developed mutations of wheat in August
Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture will begin testing on Saturday newly developed mutations of wheat next August. It…
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’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…
Sisi visits Toshka project during wheat harvest season
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has on Thursday morning visited Toshka in the South Valley in Aswan,…
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 Seen Falling Short On Crop Forecast As Harvest Underway
Egypt's wheat harvest is shaping up well but farmers doubt it will meet official predictions, threatening the…
Saudis Save $1 Bln A Week As Egypt Counts Wheat, HSBC Says
Oil-rich Gulf Arab countries, led by Qatar and Saudi Arabia, are widening the wealth gap with the region’s energy…
Egypt Wheat Stocks Sufficient For 95 Days-Minister
Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, has strategic stocks of nearly 2.3 million tonnes of the grain from…