Egypt buys 2.7 millon tons of local wheat so far this season

Egypt buys 2.7 millon tons of local wheat so far this season
Egypt is the world’s largest importer of wheat. (File/AFP)
Updated 27 May 2019
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Egypt buys 2.7 millon tons of local wheat so far this season

Egypt buys 2.7 millon tons of local wheat so far this season
  • Egypt has said it aims to procure 3.6 million tons of wheat from local farmers during the season

CAIRO: Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer has bought 2.7 million tons of wheat from its farmers so far this season, the state-owned Al Akhbar newspaper said on Sunday.
Egypt has said it aims to procure 3.6 million tons of wheat from local farmers during the season.