Imported wheat
Egypt blocks entry of another French wheat shipment
Business
February 4, 2016
Egypt blocks entry of another French wheat shipment
Egypt blocked the entry of a French wheat shipment on Thursday due to a violation of both the Egyptian and…
Wheat reserves to last until May 2016: minister
Egypt
January 22, 2016
Wheat reserves to last until May 2016: minister
Supply and Internal Trade Minister Khaled Hanafi has announced that Egypt's strategic reserve of wheat will cover the country's needs until…
Exclusive: Egypt’s new wheat requirement could delay supplies
Business
January 8, 2016
Exclusive: Egypt’s new wheat requirement could delay supplies
Egypt, the world's largest purchaser of wheat, has imposed restrictive import requirements, an agricultural authority official told Reuters, alarming traders…
Wheat strategic reserves cover Egypt’s needs until mid-February
Economy
July 15, 2015
Wheat strategic reserves cover Egypt’s needs until mid-February
Khaled Hanafy, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, announced that the strategic reserves of local and imported wheat are sufficient…
FAO: Wheat production to decline by 2% in 2014
Business
April 8, 2014
FAO: Wheat production to decline by 2% in 2014
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Tuesday that it expected world wheat production in 2014 to record…
Minister: 108 silos will be constructed for wheat storage
Business
February 20, 2014
Minister: 108 silos will be constructed for wheat storage
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Mohamed Abu Shady said Thursday that Egypt consumes around 15 million tons of wheat…
Cabinet to buy 55,000 tons of wheat from US
Business
January 12, 2014
Cabinet to buy 55,000 tons of wheat from US
Supply Commodities Authority contracted the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade to buy 55,000 tons of US wheat for the…
Egypt loses LE2bn annually from poor wheat storage
Business
September 12, 2013
Egypt loses LE2bn annually from poor wheat storage
Egypt is losing an annual LE2 billion due to poor handling and storage of wheat, accoridng to Minister of Agriculture…
Officials: Egypt to import 180,000 tonnes of wheat
Egypt
September 5, 2013
Officials: Egypt to import 180,000 tonnes of wheat
The Supply Commodities General Authority announced Egypt would import 180 thousand tons of Romanian and Russian wheat to make subsidized…
Supply authority: Egypt’s balance of wheat will last until mid-December
Egypt
July 29, 2013
Supply authority: Egypt’s balance of wheat will last until mid-December
Egypt's stock of wheat is sufficient to cover the country’s needs until 15 December, said a source at the General…