President El-Sisi Meets the Prime Minister and the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Dr. Moustafa Madbouly; Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Dr. Ali Al-Moselhi and Director of the National Service Projects Authority for the Armed Forces, Major General Walid Abu Al-Majd.

The Spokesman for the Presidency said the meeting reviewed the stock of the basic food commodities nationwide, as well as crop cultivations for the current agricultural season. 

President El-Sisi was briefed on the status of the strategic stocks of all the state’s basic food commodities within the framework of the advanced planning by maintaining the strategic inventory, taking into account the current global food crisis. The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade reviewed the strategic stock of wheat, sugar, maize, oil and rice, which is sufficient for 4 to 6 months, as well as the availability of fresh meat and poultry, which is sufficient for a whole year.

President El-Sisi stressed the need to maintain the continuity of the state’s strategic stocks of basic food commodities and increase the added value of the stored commodities in the chain of strategic silos that have been established across the republic. Those aim to maintain the stability of the status of the state’s food security, by fulfilling the needs of the citizens at the appropriate quantities.