Egypt receives 63,000 tons of Russian wheat at Safaga port

Russia remained Egypt’s main wheat exporter during the second half of 2022, the Russian Embassy in Cairo said earlier this month, adding that Egypt is the second biggest importer of Russian wheat.

Russia exported 5.9 million tons of grain throughout the second half of 2022, according to the Russian Grain Union.

From 1 to 8 January, Russia exported more than 191,000 tons of grain to Egypt, compared to 103,000 throughout January 2021, the union said.

“This indicates enhancement of bilateral cooperation in this field,” the embassy said.

Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, has continued to import wheat from Russia and Ukraine, which provided 80 per cent of Egypt’s wheat before the war between the two countries broke out in February last year.