Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves stand at 4.4 mn tonnes, sugar at 1.2 mn tonnes

Strategic wheat reserves are at 4.4 mn tonnes, 3.4 mn tonnes of which are from local farmers, Supply Minister Ali El Moselhy said yesterday, Al Masry Al Youm reports. The minister’s statement came as the General Authority for Supply Commodities launched a global tender for an unspecified amount of wheat, to be delivered between 15 and 25 July, according to the newspaper.