wheat imports
Supply Ministry to import 180,000 tons of US wheat
Business
December 19, 2012
Supply Ministry to import 180,000 tons of US wheat
The General Authority for Supply Commodities at the Supply Ministry conducted a new international tender on Wednesday to import 180,000…
Egypt buys 300,000 tons French, Romanian wheat
Business
September 26, 2012
Egypt buys 300,000 tons French, Romanian wheat
Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has bought 300,000 tons of French and Romanian wheat for 1-10 December shipment on…
Lawyer sues Mubarak over tainted wheat imports
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Lawyer sues Mubarak over tainted wheat imports
Al-Sayyed Hamed, a lawyer and member of the freedoms committee at the Lawyers Syndicate, has filed a suit with the…
Grain market steadies after pullback, Egypt seeks more wheat
Business
August 14, 2012
Grain market steadies after pullback, Egypt seeks more wheat
Chicago grain and soybean futures edged higher on Tuesday after a two-day pullback as technical support and weather disruption to…
US drought means Egypt may look elsewhere for wheat
Environment
July 27, 2012
US drought means Egypt may look elsewhere for wheat
Egypt might have to look beyond the world’s biggest wheat exporter to feed its hungry nation, after the worst drought…
Government to import 120,000 tons of wheat
Business
March 28, 2012
Government to import 120,000 tons of wheat
The government on Wednesday signed a contract with the United States and Argentina to import 120,000 tons of wheat to…
Official: LE8 bln wasted from bread subsidy every year
Business
February 29, 2012
Official: LE8 bln wasted from bread subsidy every year
Eight billion Egyptian pounds out of LE20 billion in bread subsidies is wasted, said Anwar al-Naqib, advisor to the minister…
GASC makes new import tender for 230,000 tons of wheat
Business
December 16, 2010
GASC makes new import tender for 230,000 tons of wheat
Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) made a new tender offer this week for the import of 230,000 tons…
France to boost grain exports to Egypt to 3 million tons annually
Business
October 28, 2010
France to boost grain exports to Egypt to 3 million tons annually
Participants at the 15th French Grains Conference, held in Cairo on Thursday, predicted more heat waves and floods in different…
Wheat prices drop, imports rise
Business
September 30, 2010
Wheat prices drop, imports rise
The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) announced yesterday that it has organized a public bid to be held Tuesday…