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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Wheat shipments delayed from entering Egypt
January 26, 2016 Wheat shipments delayed from entering Egypt Four wheat shipments had been withheld from unloading on Egyptian shores, with the latest - a 63,000 tonne French cargo - stranded for more than a month after it was rejected by l ...
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Egypt favours local wheat over imports
Egypt bought about 50% of its wheat supply domestically, a trend that rose from around 36% in the last fiscal year, and a sign that the country's efforts to cut down its dependence on foreign purchases are bearing fruits.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Modernisation of wheat storages to save Egypt US$200 million
In December last year, Egypt's supplies ministry signed a US$28 million contract with Blumberg Grain, a company which specialises in food storage systems in emerging markets. The deal paved the way for the modernisation of 93 local wheat st ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Egypt buys 110,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia and Ukraine
Egypt's state grains buyer General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), has purchased 110,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia and Ukraine. According to the GASC, it bought Russian wheat at US$258 per tonne and Ukrainian wheat at US$254.5/to ...
Monday, December 29, 2014
Egypt wheat supply from Russia imperiled by grain exports suspension
Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, may fail to get its supply of wheat from Russia, which has reportedly stopped grain exports to protect domestic supply. The head of the influential Russian farm lobby group Grain Union, Arkady Zloc ...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
France ahead of Russia in wheat exports to Egypt
November 4, 2014 France ahead of Russia in wheat exports to Egypt   France has overtaken Russia as the second biggest wheat exporter to Egypt, Agrimoney.com reports. Both countries supply wheat to Egypt through the GASC, Egypt's main wheat  ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Egypt targets 79% self-sufficiency in wheat output by 2017
August 26, 2014 Egypt targets 79% self-sufficiency in wheat output by 2017   Egypt is aiming for 75% self-sufficiency in wheat production by the end of 2017, said the country's agriculture minister, Adel al-Beltagy. The minister adds that t ...
Friday, July 4, 2014
Romanian grain traders to deliver 420,000 tonnes of wheat to Egypt
Major grain traders in Romania will deliver 180,000 tonnes of wheat to Egypt during August 11-20, raising the volume of Romanian wheat from the new crop to be exported to Egypt to 420,000 tonnes
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Egypt's local wheat crop estimates drop to nine million tonnes
April 22, 2014 Egypt's local wheat crop estimates drop to nine million tonnes Egypt estimates its local wheat crop at nine million tonnes, lower than the 9.5 million tonnes the Agriculture Minister has predicted, according to a state newspa ...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Egypt may achieve self-sufficiency in wheat by 2019
November 20, 2013 Egypt may achieve self-sufficiency in wheat by 2019 In case silo storage capacity is raised by one million tonnes annually, Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, can achieve self-sufficiency in wheat for its bread sub ...
Monday, September 2, 2013
Egypt eyes to hit over five million tonnes of wheat imports
September 2, 2013 Egypt eyes to hit over five million tonnes of wheat imports   In the year ending June 30, 2014, Egypt is targeting wheat imports of five million to 5.5 million tonnes, and has enough stocks to last until mid-January. "The ...
Friday, July 19, 2013
Egypt makes biggest wheat order in 2013 at 300,000 tonnes
July 19, 2013 Egypt makes biggest wheat order in 2013 at 300,000 tonnes Following a four-month hiatus, Egypt's state grain authority, at its second tender this month, bought 300,000 tonnes of wheat, its biggest order since December. As with ...
Friday, July 5, 2013
Russia may boost its 2013-14 wheat shipments to Egypt
Russia's Grain Union said that despite political upheaval in the world's largest wheat importer that may slash its overall purchases, Russia is likely to increase its exports of wheat to Egypt in the marketing year that started on July 1. E ...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Egypt to import wheat before the year ends
June 25, 2013 Egypt to import wheat before the year ends As he clarified previous comments by the supplies minister, the vice chairman of the state grain buyer said that Egypt will buy wheat in the international market before the end of Dec ...
Friday, May 24, 2013
Egypt collects 2.7 million tonnes of wheat
May 24, 2013 Egypt collects 2.7 million tonnes of wheat During this season, Egypt has gathered 2.7 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers as announced by Supplies Minister Bassem Ouda. "We have reached today 2.7 million tonnes of wheat, ...

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