Wheat
Hodeidah grain stores ‘at risk of rotting’: UN
Middle East
February 11, 2019
Hodeidah grain stores ‘at risk of rotting’: UN
DUBAI (Reuters) – The UN special envoy to Yemen on Monday said the urgency of accessing grain stores trapped in…
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
REMADA, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern…
Egypt’s GASC buys 240,000 T Russian and Romanian wheat
Egypt
August 3, 2018
Egypt’s GASC buys 240,000 T Russian and Romanian wheat
Egypt’s state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Wednesday it had bought 240,000 tonnes of…
Egyptian authorities seize 45,000 tonnes of spoiled Russian wheat: newspaper
Egypt
July 2, 2018
Egyptian authorities seize 45,000 tonnes of spoiled Russian wheat: newspaper
Egyptian authorities have seized 45,000 tonnes of spoiled Russian wheat near the northern city of Alexandria, state daily newspaper…
Egypt local wheat harvest ends with sharply lower figure
Egypt
June 28, 2018
Egypt local wheat harvest ends with sharply lower figure
* Egypt ends wheat harvest at 3.15 mln tonnes * Government had targeted 3.5-4 mln tonnes * Previous harvest…
Egypt becomes largest importer of Russian goods: RT
Business
February 22, 2018
Egypt becomes largest importer of Russian goods: RT
Statistics from the Russian Export Center revealed that Egypt has surpassed China as the largest purchaser of Russian products, importing…
Egypt targeted wheat cultivation area drops to 3.25 mln acres
Egypt
December 26, 2017
Egypt targeted wheat cultivation area drops to 3.25 mln acres
Egypt, the world’s largest wheat buyer, is looking to plant 3.25 million acres of the crop this season, down from…
Egypt prosecution refers officials to trial over wheat corruption
Egypt
November 19, 2017
Egypt prosecution refers officials to trial over wheat corruption
Head of the Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) Feryal Kotb ordered on Sunday five officials with the Egyptian Holding Company for Silos…
UPDATE 1-Dispute over wheat cargoes seized in Egypt seen dragging on
Egypt
September 19, 2017
UPDATE 1-Dispute over wheat cargoes seized in Egypt seen dragging on
* Two cargoes held in Safaga pending prosecutor decision * Inspector says sieving could take up to eight months *…
Exclusive: Syria calls off mysterious million tonne Russian wheat deal
Middle East
September 14, 2017
Exclusive: Syria calls off mysterious million tonne Russian wheat deal
A mysterious Syrian wheat purchase signed last October with a little-known Russian trader has formally been called off, a government…