date:May 02, 2013
lion tonnes used to produce subsidised bread.
Bassem Ouda, the minister of supply, has put the expected figure for local production for the year ending in June at 9.5 million tonnes.
However, a report by the US Department of Agriculture has described the estimate as non-realistic, saying that the best scenario would be for the harvest to increase by 2.3 per cent to reach 8.7 million tonnes.
The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has echoed these reservations, pointing out that