Egypt local wheat buying reaches 3.6m tonnes

Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt’s Ministry of Supply said Saturday that it has received 95% of local wheat expected to be supplied to Egyptian silos in the current harvest season.

Minister, Khaled Hanafy, said in a statement that 3.6 million tonnes of local wheat, out of 7 million tonnes, have been supplied until Friday.

Egypt's cabinet earlier approved supplying wheat at EGP 420 per ardeb (equal to roughly 150kg).Photo credit: Arabianeye  R

Mubasher Contribution Time: 21-May-2016 12:18 (GMT)
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