Saturday, May 26, 2007

Egypt buys 1.1 mln T wheat from farmers

(Reuters) - The Egyptian government has bought 1.1 million tonnes of wheat from farmers since April 1, the start of the marketing season, about 700,000 tonnes less than at the same point last year, an official said on Saturday.

Darwish Mustafa, undersecretary in the Ministry of Social Solidarity, told Reuters the purchases were down because the harvest had started later than usual in some provinces.


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