Egyptian Supply Minister assures: ‘Our country has complete food security’

Moselhy said that Egypt’s strategic reserves of wheat are sufficient for six months alongside its reserves of vegetable oils, lasting up to four months.

He added that Egypt has bought 3.6 million tons of local wheat so far, and that the nation’s strategic reserves of rice are sufficient for 3.3 months.

The price of live sheep are at LE170 per kilogram in supply complexes, Moselhy said during an interview with Ahmed Moussa’s TV show “Ala Massoulity” (On My Responsibility) on the privately-owned satellite channel Sada al-Balad.