Imported wheat
Global wheat prices fell by 20% after the grain export agreement
Economy
July 24, 2022
Global wheat prices fell by 20% after the grain export agreement
Wheat prices fell on global stock exchanges by more than 20 percent on Saturday after Ukraine and Russia signed two…
EU to provide 100 million euros to help meet Egypt’s wheat needs: Ambassador
Business
April 16, 2022
EU to provide 100 million euros to help meet Egypt’s wheat needs: Ambassador
The EU Ambassador to Cairo, Christian Berger, announced that the EU has established a fund worth 225 million euros, from…
Wheat shortages cause crisis at mills, bakeries
Egypt
May 22, 2017
Wheat shortages cause crisis at mills, bakeries
Several grinders in Alexandria have been stopped due to a shortage in imported wheat, which is mixed with local wheat at…
Russia bans imports of Egyptian fruit and vegetables
Egypt
September 17, 2016
Russia bans imports of Egyptian fruit and vegetables
Russia's food safety watchdog has banned fruit and vegetable imports from Egypt over sanitary concerns, following an earlier decision by…
Wheat drops for 6th session on ample supplies; Egypt demand eyed
Business
August 29, 2016
Wheat drops for 6th session on ample supplies; Egypt demand eyed
U.S. wheat fell for a sixth consecutive session and hovered near a three-week low on Monday, as ample global stocks…
Egypt purchases 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia, Romania
Business
July 18, 2016
Egypt purchases 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia, Romania
Egypt's Supply Minister Khaled Hanafi announced in a statement Sunday plans to buy 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Russian and…
Egypt to end local wheat buying on Wednesday: Supply Ministry
Business
June 11, 2016
Egypt to end local wheat buying on Wednesday: Supply Ministry
Egypt will end local wheat buying on Wednesday, earlier than usual, due to exceeding its target of four million tonnes,…
Egypt’s purchases of local wheat reach 4.711 mln tonnes
Business
June 5, 2016
Egypt’s purchases of local wheat reach 4.711 mln tonnes
Egypt's government has bought 4.711 million tonnes of local wheat since the start of the season on April 15, the…
Egypt has enough wheat reserves to last until July: supply minister
Business
March 26, 2016
Egypt has enough wheat reserves to last until July: supply minister
Egypt, the world's biggest buyer of wheat, has enough strategic reserves of the commodity to last until the first week…
Egypt to import 240,000 tons of wheat in April: supply minister
Egypt
March 17, 2016
Egypt to import 240,000 tons of wheat in April: supply minister
The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled Hanafi announced on Thursday that Egypt has contracted with France, Ukraine, and…