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FAS Cairo (Post) forecasts Egypt’s wheat imports in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 (July – June) at 12.4 MMT, up from the previous marketing year estimate due to higher consumption driven by population growth.
The National Food Safety Authority continues to develop standards and procedures regulating food safety in Egypt. On June 2, 2021, the National Food Safety Authority Board of Directors approved mandatory technical regulations on the permissible residue levels of pesticides for food of plant and animal origin.
In MY2015/2016, total raw sugar production is forecast to increase 3 percent to 2.127 MMT from MY2014/15 due to an increase in raw beet sugar production of 60,000 MT or a total of 1.210 MMT.
Soybean imports are expected to reach 1.97 MMT, reflecting additional crush capacity and soy meal demand.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation announced it would not directly provide cash subsidies for MY2015/16, after offering such subsidies to farmers for the first time in MY2014/15.
News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.