According to the Egyptian Ministry of Supply, the country will import about 6 million in the next 10 months Tonnen Wheat, reports Reuters.
The ministry estimates that the country's current wheat stocks are sufficient to meet domestic needs for almost 6 months. Recall that the country's government since the start of the harvest campaign 3,9 million tons Wheat from local production into the state reserve.
Previously, Egypt traditionally had a large part of the grain bought from the Black Sea region, but imports were disrupted due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In this ZusaRecently, the country has signed a deal to buy 180 thousand tons of wheat from India out of the previously agreed 500 thousand tons.