Egypt's gov't dismisses reports on wheat crisis

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Tue, 26 Oct 2021 - 11:10 GMT

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FILE PHOTO: A farmer displays wheat grains at a field in the Beheira Governorate, Egypt May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: A farmer displays wheat grains at a field in the Beheira Governorate, Egypt May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo

CAIRO - 26 October 2021: In a statement, the Cabinet media center denied Tuesday reports on a wheat crisis in the governorates, added that it had contacted the Supply Ministry, which described such rumors as baseless, stressing Egypt's strategic stock of the wheat is enough for six months.


The State seeks to diversify its imports from wheat to regulate its prices in the local market, the ministry noted, adding the country adopted a plan which is based on setting up 70 silos to increase its storage capacity of wheat.

The center called on all media outlets and social media users to verify the authenticity of news before publishing or sharing it so as not to stir public confusion.

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