China races to be the largest supplier of milled rice in Egypt as local demand soared

Egypt has been majorly imported its milled rice from India ever since 2014. However, it has started to imports a significant amount of milled rice from China in 2018, making China the largest supplier of milled rice to Egypt. As the local demand in 2019 soared, imports from China also rose to more than doubled, occupying 56% of the share in Egypt's milled rice market.