wheat imports
Contracted wheat shipments with Russia and Ukraine will still arrive to Egypt: Minister
Egypt
March 1, 2022
Contracted wheat shipments with Russia and Ukraine will still arrive to Egypt: Minister
The Egyptian Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Ali al-Meselhy announced Monday that wheat contracts with Russia and Ukraine are…
Egypt to purchase 475,000 tons of Russian and Ukrainian wheat
Business
September 19, 2018
Egypt to purchase 475,000 tons of Russian and Ukrainian wheat
Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) made contracts on behalf of the Supply Ministry to purchase 475,000 tons…
Egypt court ruling to reinstate ergot ban in wheat imports: lawyer
Economy
November 15, 2017
Egypt court ruling to reinstate ergot ban in wheat imports: lawyer
An Egyptian court on Tuesday effectively reinstated a ban on wheat imports containing even trace levels of the common grain…
French wheat shipment, infected with poppy seeds, removed
Business
September 11, 2017
French wheat shipment, infected with poppy seeds, removed
The Plant Quarantine Department in Port Safaga blocked a 59,000-ton shipment of French wheat on Sunday, imported for the Public Authority…
Debate over ergot fungus continues as Russia wins wheat tender
Egypt
September 27, 2016
Debate over ergot fungus continues as Russia wins wheat tender
On Saturday, the Egyptian government backed down from it's zero-tolerance policy on the presence of ergot fungus in imported wheat…
EU wheat drifts lower despite India, Egypt demand hopes
Business
September 24, 2016
EU wheat drifts lower despite India, Egypt demand hopes
European wheat futures edged lower on Friday, pressured by earlier weakness in Chicago as hefty global supplies continued to hang…
Egypt’s GASC buys 240,000 tonnes of Russian wheat after amending terms
Business
September 24, 2016
Egypt’s GASC buys 240,000 tonnes of Russian wheat after amending terms
Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) bought 240,000 tonnes of Russian wheat on Thursday in a tender, its first…
Egypt’s GASC cancels third tender amid ergot standoff
Egypt
September 20, 2016
Egypt’s GASC cancels third tender amid ergot standoff
Egypt failed to attract a single offer at its state grain tender on Monday, forcing it to cancel its third…
No more wheat shipments containing ergot: ministry
Egypt
September 17, 2016
No more wheat shipments containing ergot: ministry
The spokesman for Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry Eid Hawash said Friday that his country won’t allow any shipment of wheat that…
Egypt’s ergot saga deepens as wheat rejected in Romania
Business
September 8, 2016
Egypt’s ergot saga deepens as wheat rejected in Romania
Egyptian state inspectors have rejected a 63,000 ton shipment of wheat at its Romanian port of origin after checking for…