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Egypt accepts French wheat shipment after re-testing for ergot fungus
Egypt has restested a French wheat shipment that was rejected earlier for having high levels of the grain fungus ergot, and found to have acceptable levels, on Satuday. According to Reuters, citing Othman Mohammad Younes, general manager of the Safaga silo the cargo at the Red Sea port of Safaga will be offloaded and distributed …
Egypt rejects French wheat shipment for excessive levels of ergot fungus
Egypt has rejected a French wheat shipment for because of higher-than-acceptable levels of grain ergot fungus, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing trade sources. According to the Codex Alimentarius, a joint Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization guide, the accepted world standard was set at 0.05% as the maximum acceptable level of ergot in …
Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves sufficient till end of first week of February: Supply Minister
Stockpile considered ‘safe’, says ministry spokesperson
$387.6m worth of Egypt’s imports of wheat, maize, tea down from $478.8m in May 2017: CAPMAS
Egypt’s imports of wheat, maize, and tea declined in May 2018 to $387.6m, compared to $478.8m in May 2017, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The value of imports of wheat reached about $217.1m in May 2018 compared to $297.2m in May 2017. Imports of maize amounted to $154.5m compared …
Egypt excludes AOS from approved wheat seller list, approves import of 120,000 tonnes of wheat
Egypt decided to exclude one of the top suppliers from the country’s list of approved sellers after multiple delays in the delivery of wheat cargoes. Egypt is the world’s largest wheat importer. Wheat imports in fiscal year (FY) 2016-2017 are estimated at 11.5m tonnes—about the same as the previous year—and about 1m above average for …
Study explains how wheat can root out take-all fungus
Natural use of biology can control disease in crops
Agriculture committee urges government to raise wheat price to EGP 625-650 per ardeb
Increasing price will bring in EGP 1,500-2,000 per feddan, while current government price creates no profits for farmers
ABE receives 301,000 tonnes of wheat worth EGP 1.17bn
Beheira, Minya, Sharqeya governorates topped supply list of local wheat: ElKosayer
Egypt to implement electronic linkage of food commodity outlets: Supply Ministry
Ahlan Ramadan food exhibition to be held at Cairo International Convention Centre
23.6% increase in Egyptian wheat stocks in 2016/2017
Egyptian wheat stocks reached 332,000 tonnes in 2016/2017 compared to 268,700 tonnes in 2015/2016, marking an increase of 23.5%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS)’s annual bulletin on storage statistics for 2016/2017. The CAPMAS report stated that the total number of silos in the public and private sectors reached 18 …
New study aims to tripleing number of grains in sorghum, other crops
Previous attempts were made for to increaseing production of several crops, such as wheat
Speed breeding accelerates developing new wheat cultivars with superior traits
Increasing regional wheat production is key strategic priority, says Wulff
Wheat in focus as fierce competition, oversupply weigh on prices
World consumption and trade expected to decrease slightly in 2018
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Wheat reserves at all-time high: Minister of Supply Ali Moselhy
Reserves adequate for 4.3 months, until end of April
Parliament meeting to discuss lifting prices of sugarcane, wheat, postponed to December
Agriculture Committee to meet with agriculture and irrigation ministers for the price raise
Ukraine claims it would exit Egyptian wheat market due to new import rules
Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture denies any changes to wheat import rules
Egypt’s new subsidised bread system to include liberalisation of flour, diesel prices
The government aims to import 7 million tons of wheat in 2017-2018
EGP 16bn allocated to wheat purchase: minister
Large subsidies for bread and basic food commodities are also being allocated
Egypt 57th among 113 countries in 2016 global food security index: CAPMAS
Self-sufficiency ratio of wheat decreased from 56.4% to 49.1% during 2006-2015
Government begins receiving wheat from farmers mid-April
Receipt of wheat during the new season will be limited to official silos and barns, no wheat will be accepted from dirt silos
CAPMAS predicts one degree Celsius rise in temperature will lead to 18.2% decline in wheat productivity
In its most recent study on strategic crops in Egypt, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that wheat productivity could drop from 2.69 tonnes per acre to 2.2 tonnes per acre if the average temperature increases by one degree Celsius. According to CAPMAS such a temperature difference could result in a …
Egypt’s self-sufficiency of wheat at 49.1% in 2015: CAPMAS
According to a recent report issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), on production movement, foreign trade, and availability of agriculture commodities for consumption in 2015, the average consumption per capita of wheat reached 141.1 kg in 2015 versus 133.6 kg in 2014, an increase of 5.6% with a self-sufficiency rate …
EDFM reviews real estate investment’s alternatives for 100 acres
The company opens a real estate investment file again after it was closed for nearly a year
Former Supply Minister denies staying in hotel on cabinet expenses
Hanafy resigned in late August amid wheat-supply corruption claims
Government re-allows import of 0.05% ergot-infected wheat
The Egyptian government has back-peddled on its decision to reject any ergot-infected wheat
Egypt’s wheat export crisis deepens after cancellation of 2nd wheat tender
Russia bans Egypt’s fruit and vegetables exports, in response to Egypt rejecting wheat shipment
General prosecutor orders detention of officials in Fayoum wheat supplies case
The detained officials have been banned from travel and their families’ assets may be frozen
Incompetent government adopts stupid policy: The Economist on Egypt’s wheat problem
The Economist’s report entitled “Of bread, bribes and fungus” severely criticised Egypt’s incompetent way in dealing with its wheat problem
Ban on any ergot-infected wheat: Ministry of Agriculture
According to Egyptian standards, the percentage of Ergot allowed is 0.05%, says head of preventative medicine at the Ministry of Health
Cabinet accepts Minister of Supply’s resignation
Reports about a limited cabinet reshuffle next week allegedly include the ministers of education, health, transportation, and investment