With 19 Ports and 70 Upgraded Silos, Egypt Aims to Become Global Grain Hub

Egypt is intensifying efforts to position itself as a global hub for grain storage and trade as regional conflicts continue to disrupt international food supply chains.

In televised remarks Monday, Amr Abdo, a member of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, said that plans to establish a global strategic grain storage center were “an urgent necessity” amid escalating regional conflicts and supply-chain disruptions.

Abdo noted that Egypt’s strategic partnership with Russia — the world’s largest grain exporter — gives Cairo access to advanced storage technologies and technical expertise that help reduce spoilage and moisture loss while securing wheat imports at competitive prices.

The initiative gained momentum during the Fifth International Grain Forum, held in the Russian city of Sochi from May 20 to 23. On the sidelines of the event, Egypt’s Supply and Internal Trade Minister Sherif Farouk met Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and outlined Egypt’s goal of establishing “an integrated global logistics center for grains and edible oils.”

Farouk characterized the project as one of Egypt’s most important strategic initiatives, designed to transform the country into a regional and international hub for the storage, trading and processing of grains and food commodities.

He added that Egypt’s strategic location, combined with major upgrades to ports, economic zones and transportation networks, creates significant opportunities for Russian companies and institutions to participate through direct investment and technology transfer in storage, transport, silo management and logistics services.