date:May 02, 2013
With most of the state imports going to the politically-sensitive and socially-indispensable subsidised bread programme, this staple is also the most strategic commodity for the country.
Boasting expectations of a bumper local harvest this year, the minister of agriculture said earlier this month that the government would cut its imports by 10 per cent as a result.
Egypt depends on imports to cover almost 50 per cent of the 18.8 million tonnes of wheat it consumes annually, with around 7.5 mil