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Egypt increases purchases of Russian wheat

Wheat
Russia
Egypt
Published Feb 27, 2023

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The Egyptian government purchased 240,000 tons of Russian wheat through a tender. The grain should arrive in Egyptian ports in the first half of April 15, the correspondent of KazakhZerno.kz reports with reference to the General Directorate for the Supply of Goods of Egypt. The purchase of grain was carried out at the expense of World Bank loans. The cost of a ton of wheat was $317.50 per ton including freight. Recall that at the end of January, Egypt has already received a ship with 63,000 tons of wheat grown in Russia.

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The Egyptian government purchased 240,000 tons of Russian wheat through a tender. Grain should arrive at Egyptian ports in the first half of April 15, the correspondent of KazakhZerno.kz reports with reference to the General Directorate for the Supply of Goods of Egypt. The purchase of grain was carried out at the expense of World Bank loans. The cost of a ton of wheat was $317.50 per ton including freight. Recall that at the end of January, Egypt has already received a ship with 63,000 tons of wheat grown in Russia. In an interview with Russian media, Russian Ambassador to Egypt Georgy Borisenko said ...
Source: Kazakh-zerno
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