Egypt: Stability in the prices of food commodities, 95% of the October decisions were spent

The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade confirmed the existence of a strategic stockpile for future periods, and the continuation of disbursing the October food ration decisions at last month’s prices, with the exception of flour, where the price of a kilo within the ration dictates increased by only 50 piasters, as well as for the pasta commodity, as it is a slight increase that the citizen did not feel. To the exchange of sugar at 8.5 pounds per kilo, and rice at 8 pounds. The supply outlets, which number about 40,000, continue to complete the disbursement of the decisions of this month, which amounted to 95%, according to the statements of sources in the Food Holding Company, according to the reports of the general and Egyptian wholesale companies affiliated with the holding. The two companies’ 1,500 warehouses continue to pump 9 thousand tons per day of strategic food commodities to the decision exchange outlets. Four thousand tons per day of sugar, and three thousand of ...