Russia's invasion of Ukraine may cause havoc for wheat-importing Mideast nations, especially Egypt

Bread is more than just a staple of the Egyptian diet. In Cairo, the small round loaves are called aish, or "life." Egyptians consume bread at twice the global average. To support this love of aish, they import more wheat than any other nation in the world. And recently, 85% of Egypt's wheat imports have been coming from Russia and Ukraine. In WK 9, Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly called a special Cabinet session to consider how the Russian invasion of Ukraine may disrupt bread flour supplies and drive up prices in the most populous country in the Arab world.