Food News
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Egypt Tackles Food Waste With New Strategies
Egypt introduces new strategies to reduce food waste, focusing on sustainability and efficiency in tackling this growing environmental issue.
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Egyptian Dates Pervasive in Morocco's Market as Ramadan Nears
Morocco does not only rely on Tunisian dates. The country also imports the product from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, among others.
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Egypt imported 6.3 million tons of Russian wheat in 2024/25
Egypt, the biggest buyer of Russian wheat, imported 6.3 million metric tons from July 2024 to January 2025.
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Egypt’s GASC signs $700 million ITFC loan deal to bolster food security
Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves have dwindled to enough for only four months, down from seven months of stock in mid-2024.
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The lowdown on Egypt’s blue economy
While the local blue economy has significant potential, it is underperforming in the absence of a national blue economy strategy.
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Egypt just registered a new type of mango as Cleopatra
This new variety is fibreless, sweet, and promises a hefty harvest. Cleopatra mangoes are grown from Giza’s seedling trees.
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Coca-Cola inaugurates new $31.5 mln production line in Egypt
Coca-Cola has officially launched a new production line at its Sadat City factory, backed by a $31.5 million investment.
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Egypt aims to boost agricultural exports by 20% in 2025
The state hopes to double agricultural exports starting in 2026 or 2027, supported by growing cultivated areas, Farouk added.
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Livestock imports from Qatar and Egypt banned by China
China has banned imports of sheep and goats from Egypt and animals and meat products from Qatar and nine other countries.
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Egypt, European Commission discuss boosting co-operation in dairy, fish exports
El-Houby expressed his pleasure at the recent successes of NFSA in reopening fish exports to EU countries after a three-year hiatus.
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Egypt's potato export revenue rises to $409 million in 2024
The total value of these exports was reported at around $4 billion within the initial 10 months of 2024, a climb from the $3 billion in 2023.
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New price increase to non-subsidized bread in Egypt
Sabry explained that the cost of a ton of popular flour has increased by about LE400, with an increase rate estimated at about 10 percent.
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Egypt’s Mostakbal Misr makes major Russian wheat purchase
The shipment, which sources said was procured through Russia’s OZK Group, and will be loaded onto four vessels sailing under the Egyptian flag.
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Egyptian Cabinet Grants Golden License to Lesaffre Egypt
This ambitious project is set to produce 22,600 tons annually of instant active dry yeast in August 2026.
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Egyptian agricultural exports hit 8.6 million tons in 2024
This is an increase by over one million tons compared to 2023.
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Egypt's Government Says Strategic Wheat Reserves Good for 4 Months
Strategic sugar reserves were sufficient for 13.5 months, while vegetable oil reserves were enough for 6.3 months.
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Egypt Becomes Europe’s Second-Largest Fresh Produce Exporter
Egypt’s fresh produce exports to Europe reach 917,000 tonnes, growing 7% in the last season, second only to the Netherlands.
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Egypt is building a high tech fishing fleet
This reflects the country's strategic commitment to modernizing its fishing fleet while advancing its broader maritime capabilities.
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Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry issues 13,238 licenses for livestock, poultry projects in ’24
Support initiatives included distributing 404,000 layer hens and selling table eggs through mobile outlets at prices 20–25 per cent below market rates
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Egypt’s wheat imports hike 40% YoY in 2024
This is compared to 2023 wheat imports, which amounted to about 10 million tons.