The Egyptian cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, approved the supply prices for some strategic crops in the 2025/2026 season.

Egypt procured about 4 million tons of local wheat during the harvest season that ended in mid-August, marking an increase of more than half a million tons compared to last year’s 3.43 million tons, Reuters reported, citing Ahmed Azam, head of the services sector at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation.

In this Factsheet, we explore the Egyptian wheat market’s performance and how local wheat production supported Egypt to lower its wheat import bill.

The Egyptian government has raised the wheat procurement price for the 2025 harvest season to EGP 2,200 per ardeb, up from EGP 2,000 in 2024.

For Egypt, the ceasefire could offer both immediate relief and long-term opportunities. As a major importer of wheat and a key player in global trade through the Suez Canal, Egypt's economy is deeply intertwined with geopolitical stability.

The Egyptian government plans to increase local wheat purchases by 11% to reach 4 million tons in the upcoming harvest season, which starts in mid-April.

Egypt is aiming to bring strategic wheat reserves to six months through contracting for large quantities in the near future.

Egypt's wheat imports jumped to their highest level in 10 years in 2024, reaching 14.2 million tons, compared to 10.8 million tons in 2023.

Egypt’s imports of wheat increased by 40% year-on-year (YoY) to 14 million tons during 2024

Egypt will cultivate 3.1 million feddans of wheat during the 2024-2025 season, a slight decrease from the 3.25 million feddans planted the previous season.

The first shipment of Egypt’s 430,000-metric-ton purchase of Russian wheat started loading on Saturday, December 6th.

Egypt's wheat imports have increased by 17% in the first nine months of 2024, reaching a total of $3.36 billion, compared to $2.86 billion during the same period last year.

Egypt’s wheat reserves are sufficient for 4.6 months, while reserves of cooking oil and sugar are adequate for seven and 14 months, respectively.

Egypt's strategic reserve of wheat is currently sufficient for five months.

The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has announced a new international tender to procure an unspecified amount of wheat from all origins for the first time since August.

Egypt is set to receive 430,000 tons of Russian wheat by early November, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk said.

The Egyptian government has set the price ceiling for future wheat purchases at $240 per ton.

Egypt’s wheat imports rose 30% year on year (YoY) in the first nine months of 2024, reaching 10.8 million tons, compared to 8.3 million tons.

Egypt is planning to reduce wheat import and spend less by incorporating corn or sorghum into the ingredients of subsidized bread.