wheat imports
Bureaucrat and old fungus law hold Egypt’s wheat supplies hostage
Business
March 2, 2016
Bureaucrat and old fungus law hold Egypt’s wheat supplies hostage
A global grain glut should make purchasing wheat cheap and easy for Egypt, the world's biggest importer, but traders say…
Govt blames slight wheat cultivations shrink on floods
Business
December 17, 2015
Govt blames slight wheat cultivations shrink on floods
A slight decline in Egypt’s total wheat cultivations to 2,754 million feddans is the result of floods and heavy rainfall…
Minister: Egypt’s stock of wheat covers 7 months
Business
December 22, 2013
Minister: Egypt’s stock of wheat covers 7 months
Mohamed Abu Shady, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, said Egypt’s stock of wheat is enough until 7 April 2014,…
Cabinet: Wheat reserves hold at 3.915 million tonnes
Business
June 12, 2013
Cabinet: Wheat reserves hold at 3.915 million tonnes
Egypt’s total wheat serves currently amount to 3.915 million tonnes, according to a statement by the Cabinet on Wednesday. The…
Wheat supplies to last until December, minister claims
Business
June 11, 2013
Wheat supplies to last until December, minister claims
Supply Minister Bassem Ouda on Monday told Al-Hayat satellite channel that Egypt’s current wheat reserves will cover public demand until…
Egypt’s GASC says has at least 5 months’ worth of wheat stocks
Business
May 30, 2013
Egypt’s GASC says has at least 5 months’ worth of wheat stocks
Egypt's main state wheat buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Thursday it had at least five…
Morsy to visit Russia Thursday
Egypt
April 17, 2013
Morsy to visit Russia Thursday
President Mohamed Morsy is heading to Russia on Thursday, marking the first official visit of an elected Egyptian president.…
Farmers say Egypt’s wheat crop hopes are ‘a dream’
Environment
April 16, 2013
Farmers say Egypt’s wheat crop hopes are ‘a dream’
Egypt's Islamist-led government must be dreaming if it expects a bumper wheat harvest over the next six weeks that will…
Morsy plans Russia trip, wheat and oil in focus
Egypt
April 12, 2013
Morsy plans Russia trip, wheat and oil in focus
President Mohamed Morsy will visit Russia next week, state-run newspaper Al-Gomhurriya reported on Friday, in a visit market sources expect…