date:Nov 26, 2013
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The Ministry of Supply has since then suspended exports until all of the domestic needs for the government subsidy programme are met, Naggari said.
Egypt has an exportable surplus estimated at 800,000 tonnes of rice this year.
Of course there are still a lot of discussions taking place around this. The decision is strange because we already know we have a surplus for exports, so there shouldn't be a problem, Naggari said.
Egypt's local consumption amounts to around 4 million tonnes of