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Ba’una is the tenth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It spans roughly from June 8 to July 7 on the Gregorian calendar.
The state has fixed the procurement price at LE 2,500 per ardeb of local wheat, with farmer payments scheduled to be disbursed within 48 hours at maximum, in an effort to ensure rapid settlement and encourage delivery to state collection points.
As March draws to a close, farmers across Egypt are turning their attention to the vast expanses of yellow gold, as the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation prepares to launch the local wheat harvest.
Egypt meets around 56% of its domestic wheat demand and aims to increase that to 65% in the coming phase, while maintaining a balanced approach to crop diversification and water resource management.
The world celebrates the International Day of Rural Women on October 15 of each year, which was set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007.
The spokesperson highlighted that the export season has already begun, and that the amount shipped so far is 4.5 million tons.
The newly-appointed minister of irrigation and water resources, Hani Sweilam, held Monday a meeting with senior officials at the ministry to discuss under-progress and future plans.
French Ambassador to Cairo Marc Barety told press Monday that his country is a producer of wheat and that it prioritizes exporting the crop to Egypt in the current harvest season.
The cultivated area of wheat this season has reached about 3.6 million acres, with expected productivity of more than 10 million tons, he added.
The economic researcher explained how that has been achieved.
About 893,000 tons of wheat have been harvested so far, the ministry said.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi stated on Saturday that the national project to establish 100,000 greenhouses would fulfill the needs of 20 million citizens.
The state will pay farmers between 655-685 Egyptian pounds($38-$39) per ardeb (150 kilograms) of wheat depending on quality, Ali Moselhy said.
The rice crop which is scheduled to be harvested in the second half of July, will cover 90 percent of the local market requirements.
Last year Egypt procured about 3.6 million tonnes of wheat from farmers.
A recent report by the U.S’Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Cairo forecasts Egypt’s wheat production in 2018/19 to reach 8.45 million metric tons.
Normal consumption rates do not exceed 37,000 tons a day.
Egypt’s exports of dates increased 70% in the first quarter, reaching 30,000 tons at a value of $29.4 million, Trade Minister Tarek Kabil said on Tuesday.
Egypt will set its local buying price for wheat in March, one month ahead of the harvest, the ministry of agriculture said on Monday.
The Supply Ministry denied any increase in the price of sugar after Egypt’s decision to raise the price of sugarcane purchased from local farmers.
