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Egypt will receive a shipment of 130,000 tonnes of rice in January 2019 \u2014 the largest rice import to date, Federation of Egyptian Industries\u2019 Rice Division Head Ragab Shehata tells Al Shorouk<\/a>. Egypt will source 50,000 tonnes from a Chinese supplier and the remaining from other countries, according to Shehata, who predicted a drop in rice prices next year as a result. Last month<\/a>, in Egypt\u2019s first international rice tender, the lowest offers came from Chinese suppliers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt will receive a shipment of 130,000 tonnes of rice in January 2019 \u2014 the largest rice import to date, Federation of Egyptian Industries\u2019 Rice Division Head Ragab Shehata tells Al Shorouk. 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