Egypt to increase grain silo storage capacity by 330k tonnes this year

Egypt is preparing to add 330k tonnes of storage capacity to its grain silos after increasing it by 5.9% last year, according to a cabinet statement. The government increased silo capacity to 3.6 mn tonnes by the end of 2019, up from 3.4 mn tonnes in 2018, the statement said. Five additional silos with a total capacity of 330k will be opened this year, it added.