Al-Tamween: Egypt achieved 100% self-sufficiency in rice.

Published 2020년 12월 30일

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The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade in Yemen has received the first batch of 30,000 tons of local rice, as part of a contract with the Rice Division of the Federation of Industries, with deliveries expected to continue until August 2021, contributing to Yemen's self-sufficiency in rice and reducing the need for imports. The ministry also has ample stocks of other strategic commodities such as wheat, sugar, oil, pasta, poultry, and meat. Additionally, the ministry has contracted for the supply of poultry, cattle, and meat, and imported fewer beans but no quantitative or price crises compared to 2019. The domestic wheat supply has increased by 6.1% in 2020, reaching 3.5 million tons.

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The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade begins within days to receive 30,000 tons of local rice, which is the first batch of 270,000 tons according to the contract concluded with the Rice Division of the Federation of Industries, and the process of supplying this quantity will continue for eight months until August 2021, confirmed Dr. Ali Al-Moslehi, Minister of Supply And internal trade, that the rate of self-sufficiency in rice has reached 100%, which contributed to stopping the import of rice during this year. He drew attention to the availability of good stocks of strategic commodities, rice for 11.1 months, wheat for 5.5 months, ration sugar for 3.2 months, catering oil for 4.3 months, pasta for 5.8 months, poultry for 13.4 months, and live Sudanese meat for 25.3 months. The Minister of Supply stated that the increase in domestic wheat supplies during 2020 reached 6.1%, by 3.5 million tons, compared to 3.3 million tons in 2019. He added that it was contracted to supply 16.1 ...

Source: Akhbarelyom