Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali El Meselhi
CAIRO - 3 August 2020: The industrial food city "Silo Foods" in Sadat city, Menufiya governorate, is considered a great edifice and a real addition to the state's ability to achieve self-food sufficiency, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali El Meselhi said on Tuesday during an inauguration ceremony of the city in the presence of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
Meselhi said the state strategy depends on maintaining the strategic stock of food for at least six months with increasing the efficiency of food distribution across the republic.
The minister of supply said his ministry's policy is based on some axes including finding finance to invest in commodities with the support of President Sisi which surpassed $1.8 billion till now.
He stressed the importance of providing wheat as an essential commodity serving the Egyptian society, pointing out that bread serves 70 percent of the Egyptian people.
He said the silo capacity increased from 1.2 million tons in 2014 to 3.4 million tons this year.
The minister said the state strategy to trade in wheat reduced imports by 13 percent this year, adding the wheat stock serves the country for more than six months.
As for sugar, the minister said areas cultivated with sugarcane this year increased a matter that led to the increase of sugar production and self-efficiency from 75 percent to 89 percent, pointing out that the ministry's new strategy led to a reduction in imports.
As for rice, the minister said that the state managed to achieve self-sufficiency of rice thanks to the rules set to manage its distribution and establish new rice mills, pointing out the ministry has a stock of sugar enough for five months and in addition has a stock of cooking oil serving the country for five months.
As for meat and pourtly, the minister said his ministry had been working to achieve self-sufficiency in proteins and already achieved self-sufficiency of pourtly but it had to import frozen quantities in the winter, adding the state has now a stock of frozen chicken for six months.
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