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Wheat reserves sufficient until March 2016
GASC contracts to buy 23,000 tonnes of wheat from Europe

Imported wheat ratio increased to 25% in milling operations
Imports of large quantities of Sudanese cattle are being negotiated, according to supply minister

GASC offers international tender to purchase 60,000 tonnes of wheat
The offers should be submitted on a Free On Board (FOB) basis with a separate freight offer

ESC provides agriculture projects to increase productivity of Egyptian strategic crops
Cultivating wheat through traditional fertilising for one year led Egypt to stop importing

Plan to reduce wheat unloading duration to save hard currency: Supply Ministry
Decrease of wheat unloading times from ships helps save hard currency paid for docking ships in ports, says Hanafy

Egypt’s average wheat self-sufficiency reaches 54.9% over 10 years
Egypt’s wheat production reached 9.5m tonnes in 2012/2013, imports record 6.8m tonnes, consumption at 16.7m tonnes, says study

Strategic wheat stock sufficient until start of 2016
Minster of Supply celebrates opening of EGP 60m-developed grains’ silo and port jetty in Alexandria

1m tonne increase in Egyptian wheat production: Grain Industry Chamber
Reduction of imported wheat reaches 4.6m tonnes compared to 6.4m tonnes last year, says supply minister

Egypt buys 3.9m tonnes of local wheat since April, finance ministry to step in: Supply minister
Local and imported wheat stock necessary to ensure supplies of subsidised bread are enough until 22 October, says Hanafy

Egyptian-Russian economic rapprochement marked with wheat, LNG sectors
Russia sees Egypt as export destination after issues with EU following Crimea crisis, Egypt sees Russia as natural gas source

300,000 tonnes of wheat to arrive in June
Expected amount includes 180,000 tonnes of Russian wheat, 60,000 Romanian and 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at approximately $221 per tonne

Local producers to supply 3.7m tonnes of wheat over coming 3 months
EGP 10bn allocated for paying local suppliers
Agreement between PBDAC and EHCSS to use bank’s land to store wheat: Cabinet
Agreement will change Egypt to an international logistics centre that collects, stores and trades grains, says report
Arab Importer and Exporter Union plans $1.5bn Sudan investment
Two MoUs expected shortly between Union and the Sudanese Free Zones & Markets

Egypt purchases wheat worth over $79.1m
The delivery of purchased quantity will be supplied mid- to late-April

Government seeks exemption from Russian restrictions on wheat exports: Supply Ministry
The global price of wheat increased to $25 per tonne since Russia announced imposing restrictions on exports of wheat, according to previous statements by the Egyptian Minister of Supply.

Russian, Italian, Spanish offers to invest in Global Logistics Project
Since announcement of project, Egypt has received offers from several countries seeking to invest in project

Wheat supply sufficient until April, 120m tons to arrive from Russia
Wheat and grains logistics centre will protect Egypt from wheat market fluctuations, says supply minister

Economic restriction on Russia will not affect Egypt’s wheat imports: Gomaa
By Mohamed Abdel Monsef Egypt’s wheat imports were not affected by the US and EU economic restriction on Russia’s grain exports, according to Abdel-Salam Gomaa, President of the Agricultural Professions Syndicate. In statements to Daily News Egypt, he said the global production of wheat this year amounts to 775m tonnes. He added that the amount …

No export restrictions from Russia on Egypt
GASC recently contracted to purchase 300,000 tons of wheat from France and Russia for subsidised bread

EGP 3bn for Ministries of Supply, Transport, and Electricity: Minister of Finance
Finance to be given to enhance efficiency of the electricity distribution network to renewable energy power plants

EGP 4.2bn annual losses due to poor wheat handling
Mousa said that estimated losses associated with non-human consumption are 670,000 tonnes, of which 500,000 tonnes represent losses in cow and buffalo feeding. This is in addition to 130,000 tonnes for sheep and goats, 28,000 tonnes for camels, and 12,000 tonnes for birds.

Wheat stock sufficient until March: Supply minister
Egypt will receive 235,000 tonnes of wheat from France and Ukraine in December

Italy, Egypt cooperate in global logistics project
Global logistics centre to start in December, commercial and shopping area project to start soon

Government sets purchase price of 1 ardeb of wheat at EGP420: Cabinet spokesperson
Egypt aims to increase wheat cultivation and reduce imports
Russian wheat supply to cover Egypt needs until July 2015: Grain Industry chairman
Vladimir Putin says Russia will supply Egypt with 5m tons of wheat throughout the year

Egypt aims to boost wheat self-sufficiency
Wheat represented the largest single subsidy expenditure after fuel price support, which was unexpectedly cut at the start of July, increasing the prices of car fuel and natural gas by more than 70% and driving up food prices by 20% according to economists.

Strategic wheat reserves to last for coming six months: Supply ministry
Price of local ton of wheat is around EGP 800 higher that imported wheat, supply minister says

Egypt, UAE choose army-linked company to build wheat silos
The project targets addressing problems in the strategic wheat sector.

Egypt planning to store wheat for Arab countries: Supply minister
The minister estimated that savings to be achieved from the new bread subsidy system in the canal governorates will amount to 30% of the total subsidies provided.