Egypt steps up grain storage capacity to reach 3 mn tonnes next year

Egypt’s total grain storage capacity will reach 3 mn tonnes in 2019 after the addition of four new solios with a combined capacity of 250k tonnes, the Holding Company for Silos and Storage said, according to Al Shorouk. The Supply Ministry had said earlier this year that Egypt’s wheat storage capacity will reach 3.9 mn tonnes by 2020. The Federation of Egyptian Industries’ grains division had submitted a request to the Supply Ministry to use private sector silos to store the wheat used to produce subsidized bread loaves.