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Egypt’s FY Wheat Imports 40% Less – Official

by Yomna Yasser

Wheat imports in Egypt are witnessing a 40 percent decline this fiscal year, vice chairman of the state-grain buyer told Amwal Al Ghad on Thursday.

Mamdouh Abdel Fattah, Vice Chairman of the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said Egypt had imported 4.6 million tonnes of wheat worth US$1.2 billion during the current fiscal year, compared to 6.4 million tonnes last year.

Egypt is considered to be one of the world’s largest wheat importers.

The table below demonstrates a list of Egypt’s top wheat exporters in the current fiscal year:

Country

Amount/Tonnes

France

2 million

Romania

1.1 million

Russia

910.000

USA

345.000

Ukraine

190.000

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