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US agriculture expects an increase in Egypt's imports of wheat and flour

Wheat
Egypt
United States
Published Dec 31, 2020

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A recent report by the US Department of Agriculture estimated that the volume of Egypt's imports of wheat and flour in the current commercial year 2020/2021 reached 13 million metric tons, up from the last year 2019/2020, in which about 12.811 million tons were recorded. The report issued in December pointed out that Egypt's imports of wheat and flour had reached about 12.354 million tons in the year 2018/2019, about 12.407 million in the previous year 2017/2018, and about 11.181 million metric tons in the year 2016/2017.

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The report estimated that Egypt's total consumption of wheat in the current marketing year 2021/2020 will increase to about 20.800 million metric tons compared to 20.300 million last year, while it had recorded 20.100 million tons in 2018/2019, and about 19.800 million in the year 2017/2018. The report expected an increase in the volume of Egypt's wheat production in the local marketing year to about 8,900 million tons, compared to 8,770 million and 8,450 million during the same comparative periods. The Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture said in previous press statements that Egypt is the largest importer of wheat in the world, and that the season for buying local wheat ended with the purchase of 3.5 million tons from farmers who were largely unaffected by the Coronavirus. The report of the US Department of Agriculture raised its forecast for the volume of world wheat production in the current year to record about 773.663 million metric meters, noting that it had reached about ...
Source: Almalnews
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