rice
Rice exports regulator says no need to raise prices
Business
October 6, 2015
Rice exports regulator says no need to raise prices
Egypt’s rice export council said the Trade and Industry Ministry’s recent decision to open the door for chaffed rice exports for six…
Trade Minister sanctions export of hulled rice for LE2,000/ton
Business
October 4, 2015
Trade Minister sanctions export of hulled rice for LE2,000/ton
Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil has officially allowed the export of hulled rice for the next six months, imposing…
Don’t say we didn’t warn you: 7 super-spicy Korean dishes
Food
August 23, 2015
Don’t say we didn’t warn you: 7 super-spicy Korean dishes
Our mission: Find the spiciest, most lip-burning, tongue-scalding, stomach-scorching dish in Korea. Why? Strange as it might sound, for many Koreans spice…
Rice farmers criticize Irrigation Minister in front of Japanese Ambassador
Egypt
May 25, 2015
Rice farmers criticize Irrigation Minister in front of Japanese Ambassador
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Maghazy was criticized by rice farmers in front of the Japanese ambassador in Kafr…
FEI seeks alternatives to Nile water in rice production
Egypt
April 19, 2015
FEI seeks alternatives to Nile water in rice production
Tareq Hassanein, head of the Federation of Egyptian Industries’ cereals chamber, has announced that new alternatives are being discussed by…
PM: Corruption overwhelming at agriculture ministry
Egypt
November 19, 2014
PM: Corruption overwhelming at agriculture ministry
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has confessed to corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture, stressing that he had directed ministry officials…
Egypt imports official suspected of corrupt rice deals, not wheat – ministry
Egypt
February 23, 2014
Egypt imports official suspected of corrupt rice deals, not wheat – ministry
Egypt referred an import official from the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) to administrative prosecutors on suspicion of corruption…
Thai PM to be charged with neglect of duty
World
February 18, 2014
Thai PM to be charged with neglect of duty
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be charged with neglect of duty over a rice farm subsidy scheme and could…
Egypt suspends rice exports until further notice
Business
November 25, 2013
Egypt suspends rice exports until further notice
Egypt suspended rice exports less than a week after issuing licences to sell the grain abroad, the head of the…
Importers say local reserves of staple commodities “safe”
Business
August 11, 2013
Importers say local reserves of staple commodities “safe”
Commodity importers have assured that Egypt’s local reserves of staple commodities are largely safe, noting that global and local prices…