wheat imports
Ministry announces 5-year plan to boost national wheat production
Business
September 19, 2010
Ministry announces 5-year plan to boost national wheat production
Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has reportedly prepared a new plan aimed at increasing national wheat production in…
French suppliers raise wheat prices by US$10 per ton
Business
September 16, 2010
French suppliers raise wheat prices by US$10 per ton
French suppliers substantially raised their wheat prices at a tender offer held Thursday by the General Authority for Supply Commodities…
Finance Ministry considers alternatives for financing wheat imports
Business
August 24, 2010
Finance Ministry considers alternatives for financing wheat imports
The Ministry of Finance denied any intention to impose new taxes or borrow from abroad to create additional financial resources…
Govt to import Argentinean wheat to offset Russian export ban
Business
August 17, 2010
Govt to import Argentinean wheat to offset Russian export ban
Trade and Industry Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid has announced that the government may resume importing wheat from Argentina after several…
Govt contracts 120,000 tons of French wheat
Business
August 12, 2010
Govt contracts 120,000 tons of French wheat
The state-run General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) on Wednesday contracted 120,000 tons of French wheat at US$312 per ton,…
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
Business
August 10, 2010
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
The government on Tuesday declared that it was satisfied with an announcement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov that…
Egypt requests contracted wheat in light of Russian export ban
Egypt
August 8, 2010
Egypt requests contracted wheat in light of Russian export ban
Egyptian officials on Sunday asked their Russian counterparts to form a joint committee to discuss the implementation of signed contracts…
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
Business
August 5, 2010
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
Egypt plans to reduce its wheat imports in light of a recent 46-percent spike in global wheat prices, the Trade…
Govt to start using new wheat mixture for bread
Business
July 18, 2010
Govt to start using new wheat mixture for bread
The Egyptian government has started mixing a new stock of local wheat with the imported quantity to produce subsidized bread.…
Minister: Egypt imports 40% of its food
Egypt
June 8, 2010
Minister: Egypt imports 40% of its food
Agriculture Minister Amin Abaza, in a speech before the Food Security Conference, said that Egypt imports 40 percent of its…