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Egypt\u2019s wheat import bill is set to increase by EGP 3 bn from projected in the FY2017-18, a Finance Ministry source told Al Mal<\/a>. The expected increase follows the Supply Ministry\u2019s revised projection of having to import 7 mn tonnes of wheat during the fiscal year, from the 6.2 mn tonnes projected initially. Supply Minister Ali El Moselhy had said<\/a> the Ministry plans on importing 6 mn tonnes of wheat for actual consumption and the remaining 1 mn tonnes will go towards building strategic reserves. A few days earlier, Reuters had taken note<\/a> that Egypt was buying \u201cunprecedented\u201d volumes on the international market, which a source said was designed to counter a drop in domestic supplies of wheat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt\u2019s wheat import bill is set to increase by EGP 3 bn from projected in the FY2017-18, a Finance Ministry source told Al Mal. The expected increase follows the Supply Ministry\u2019s revised projection of having to import 7 mn tonnes of wheat during the fiscal year, from the 6.2 mn tonnes projected initially. 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