Egypt’s wheat imports to remain flat at 12.5 mn tonnes in FY2019-20

Egypt’s wheat imports will remain flat at 12.5 mn tonnes in FY2019-20, according to forecasts outlined in a report by the US Department of Agriculture (pdf). Production will increase slightly to 8.78 mn tonnes from 8.45 mn tonnes in the current fiscal year. This will compensate for a 300k-tonne increase in consumption to 20.4 mn tonnes.