There is a concern about the global wheat crisis due to the Ukraine-Russia war

Published 2022년 6월 18일

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The article highlights the wheat supply challenges faced by Middle East and North African countries, especially since the wars in Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Russia, and Ukraine, with Lebanon depending heavily on foreign wheat. However, Egypt has managed to stock enough wheat to cover the next five months, thanks to its local farmers and the start of the wheat harvest in April. This has saved Egypt from a potential global crisis, providing enough wheat for the next five years. Hisham Haccac Zidan, a bread baker in the country, shares insights into the reasonable bread prices in Egypt despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, expressing hope that prices will remain stable.

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Detail images from the bread oven Interview with Hisham Haccac Zidan, a bread baker MENU - The Middle East and North African countries, which meet the majority of their wheat needs by importing, have been experiencing difficulties in wheat supply since the wars of Lebanon, Egypt and Libya, Russia and Ukraine. Lebanon, which can produce only 10 percent of its wheat needs from the agricultural fields it cultivates, is almost completely dependent on foreign wheat. In the news on the Egypt-based "Sada el-Beled" news site, it was reported that enough wheat was stocked in Egypt for the next 5 months. In the news, it was stated that with the start of the wheat harvest in the country in April, approximately 3 million tons of wheat was stocked and this amount is expected to reach 5 million tons. In the news, it was stated that the wheat grown by local farmers saved the country from a global crisis, and it was recorded that the amount in question corresponds to the country's wheat need for ...

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