Food News
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Strawberry yields drop in Egypt, acreage increase keeps volumes stable
In the last two years, the autumn is warmer than usual and the winter is cooler, which is favorable to several crops, but not strawberries.
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Duck Donuts opens first store in Egypt with Master Foods
The US donut and coffee chain makes its long-planned Egyptian market debut and will trade alongside fellow US bakery café chains like Cinnabon.
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Egypt achieves self-sufficiency in fruits and vegetables
The Egyptian state has drawn up a plan in the coming period to advance contract farming, especially for the cultivation of corn and sunflower crops.
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Sisi inaugurates 2nd stage of Silo Foods Industries City
Silo Foods, an affiliate of the National Service Projects Organisation (NSPO) of the Armed Forces, is the first food industries city in the ME.
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Egypt's urban inflation reaches its highest rate in 5-years at 25.8%
Inflation recorded 150.6 points in January 2023, recording a 4.9 percent increase compared to December 2022, the CAPMAS said.
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Egypt to import wheat from Serbia, Romania
Egypt needs to import five million tons of wheat during the fiscal year 2022/23, according to a previous statement by Moselhy.
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Egypt’s Irrigation Minister discusses water cooperation with Burundian counterpart
This came during Sweilam’s visit to Burundi during a tour of Nile Basin countries that included South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Burundi so far.
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Ladurée opens its new branch in Egypt
The popular brand Ladurée opens its doors in the Mall of Egypt serving up signature iconic macarons, the flakiest pastries and delicious dishes.
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Egypt aims to cultivate more than 750K feddans of oil plants
The oil industry in Egypt relies on importing about 96 percent of the oils used in production, and the 4 percent is provided locally, this will change
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Egypt food exports grew slightly in 2022
Foodstuff exports from Egypt had a slight growth of 0.5% last year compared to 2021. They reached USD 4.124 billion against USD 4.102 billion in 2021.
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Egypt's GASC books about 535,000 tonnes of wheat in tender - traders
GASC confirmed the tonnage bought and shipment periods in February and March but gave no more details, The wheat was all expected to be from Russia.
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Egyptian gov’t denies raising price of subsidized bread as of July
Over three decades, Egypt has provided subsidized bread for 5 piasters ($0.0016). However, President El-Sisi ordered increasing it in August.
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First shipments of the Egyptian onion season depart next week
Egypt will start shipping the early yellow onion varieties next week. The red and late yellow varieties will follow in April.
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Sweilam, El-Said discuss current investment plan of Irrigation Ministry
Irrigation Ministry’s current fiscal year plan is with an estimated budget of about EGP 16.20bn. The water sector comes at the top of priorities.
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Egypt purchases 535K tons of Russian wheat; shipments set to arrive in Feb., March
The wheat shipments are set to arrive in the second half of February and the first half of March, a brief statement by the ministry said.
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Egypt raises order of Hungarian rolling stock to EUR 1.1 bln
The two countries' bilateral trade in farm products rose 80% close to USD 30 million last year.
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Fake Nescafe production unit shut down in Egypt
A factory that was producing counterfeit copies of food giant Nestlé's Nescafe coffee products has been shuttered in Egypt by law enforcement.
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Gov’t denies releasing expired food shipments, selling them in markets
The media center of the cabinet denied on Tuesday reports about releasing expired food shipments and selling them in markets.
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Egypt’s ambassador to Canada showcases national initiatives to strengthen agriculture sector and achieve food security
Egypt’s ambassador to Canada Ahmed Hafez participated in the “Canadian agri-food in a hungry world.
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Misr Oils and Soap’s turns profitable in H1 FY 2022/23
MOSC is an Egypt-based company engaged in the extraction and refining of oils from plants and animals, and the production of soap and detergents.