Agriculture Min.: Historic jump in Egyptian wheat production exceeds 10M tons

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 - 11:28 GMT

Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk, announced that domestic wheat production this year has surpassed 10 million tons, marking a 6.5% increase compared to last year.

Incentives to encourage farmers to supply local wheat will be of at least LE 60/ardeb: Presidency

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 - 10:02 GMT

Egypt has already raised the price of ardeb from LE 710 to nearly LE 810 last year to encourage farmers to supply local wheat.