Egypt prepared for crises early and increased the storage capacity of silos to 4.1 million tons

Wheat

Egypt

Published Feb 28, 2023

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Dr. Ali Al-Moselhi, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, said that it is intended to reach the storage capacity of wheat silos to 4.1 million tons, compared to about 3.5 million currently, by increasing the number of silos in the governorates.

Al-Moselhi added, during his speech at a conference on food industries, that the future of Egypt depends on agriculture and then industry, due to its importance and to providing food for citizens, in addition to the ease of achieving it by a large percentage.

He pointed out that Egypt was aware of the crises early on and made great preparations years ago to avoid any shortage of food in the coming years through increases in reserves of all commodities and storage capacities.

Al-Moselhi confirmed that it was agreed to add storage capacities of about 600,000 tons to new silos in Toshka, Owainat and Mostaqbal, Egypt.

Al-Moselhi added that the ministry has also increased the storage capacity of oils and other commodities, which has contributed to avoiding the current crises.

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Dr. Ali Al-Moselhi, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, said that it is intended to reach the storage capacity of wheat silos to 4.1 million tons, compared to about 3.5 million currently, by increasing the number of silos in the governorates. Al-Moselhi added, during his speech at a conference on food industries, that the future of Egypt depends on agriculture and then industry, due to its importance and to providing food for citizens, in addition to the ease of achieving it by a large percentage. He pointed out that Egypt was aware of the crises early on and made great preparations years ago to avoid any shortage of food in the coming years through increases in reserves of all commodities and storage capacities. Al-Moselhi confirmed that it was agreed ...

Source: Almalnews