Food News
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Egypt: Agricultural solidarity in the balance
Discussion has resurfaced on the Agricultural Solidarity Fund after farmers across Egypt have been shouldering losses owing to bad weather.
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Paris wheat futures rise after Egypt buys from France
Egypt's state grain buyer GASC said it bought 240,000 tonnes of wheat in an international tender, including 180,000 tonnes of French supplies.
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Egypt is food secure
Experts say Egypt has sufficient food reserves to last for many months to come.
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Egypt's agricultural exports hit 5.4 mln tons in 2019
The exports are up by 203,000 tons compared to the same period of 2018.
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Egypt gets lowest offer for soyaoil
GASC received the lowest offer of 12,880 Egyptian pounds for 6,000 tonnes of soyaoil at a tender for local vegetable oils.
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Paris wheat steady as market assesses Egypt purchase
Benchmark December milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext was up 0.25 euros, or 0.1%, at 179.50 euros ($199.39) a tonne at 1710 GMT.
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Egypt's agricultural exports to China up in 8 months
Egyptian exports of grapes to the Chinese market in that period reached 3.3 million dollars compared to 1.2 million dollars.
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Egypt will not import rice in the current financial year
Ali Moselhy told Reuters local rice production was sufficient to last until then and there would be no need for further imports.
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Egypt’s GASC seeks wheat for Sept. 5-15 shipment
In its most recent international wheat tender on July 23, GASC bought 300,000 tonnes of Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian wheat.
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Al Ghurair Group to expand its agricultural reclamation projects in Egypt
Al Ghurair said the company is planning to invest in the silos project in Damietta Harbor along with the development of the river Nile transport.
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Investec acquires Spinneys Egypt
The launch of a home delivery service and the ongoing investment into a loyalty programme are also key initiatives.
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Egypt’s GASC pays $15/mt less on year as it books first new crop
Egypt's state buyer GASC booked 120,000 mt of wheat volumes from Black Sea origin for July delivery, paying $14.98/mt less for the first batch.
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Egypt- Four women challenge male-dominated food market in Ramadan
There's no better chance to gather with friends and relatives than for Iftar or Suhoor (the meal before fasting) to enjoy the spirit of the month.
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Egypt purchases 240,000 tons of Romanian, Ukrainian wheat
The quantities will be delivered from 20 May to 5 June.
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Egypt to establish biggest gelatine factory in Middle East
A joint committee of the agriculture and trade ministries will be formed to implement an executive plan for the project, Mehrez said.
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VN sees rice export opportunity to Egypt
The volume of rice will be shipped to Egypt in two phases, from June 1-15 and from June 16-30, 2019.
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Egypt consumes over 3 million tonnes of sugar yearly
Egyptians consume between 3.2 and 3.3 million tonnes of sugar per year while the country produces nearly 2.2 million tonnes from beets and cane.
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Egypt’s Canal Sugar inks financing deal worth $169 million
Egypt's Canal Sugar said it had signed a financing agreement worth a total of $169 million with a consortium of six banks.
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Egypt aims to harvest 3.6 mln tonnes of wheat this season
The state will pay farmers between 655-685 Egyptian pounds($38-$39) per ardeb (150 kilograms) of wheat depending on quality.
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Egypt is rationalising food subsidies
The second phase of rationalising Egypt’s database of ration-card beneficiaries will take place in March, Minister of Supplies and Internal Trade said