For the first time, Egypt has achieved 90% self-sufficiency in sugar

The article highlights a visit by Dr. Ali Al-Moselhy, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, to the Delta Sugar Company in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. The minister inspected the company's facilities, focusing on its recent upgrades to production lines and energy efficiency, which have increased its sugar production capacity. This visit is part of wider efforts to develop government factories for strategic commodities, aiming to increase domestic production and reduce imports. The Delta Sugar Company produces sugar from 14,000 to 21,000 tons of beet per day and employs over 2,500 people. The article also discusses the company's measures for occupational health and safety, including COVID-19 precautions, and its use of modern technology for beet weight measurement and industrial control. Additionally, it mentions the government's strategy to increase sugar self-sufficiency by expanding sugar beet cultivation and modernizing sugar factories, with a new factory in Minya expected to start production this year.