63,000 tonnes of wheat from Romania arrive at Egypt's Safaga port

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63,000 tonnes of wheat from Romania arrive at Egypt's Safaga port

STORY: 63,000 tonnes of wheat from Romania arrive at Egypt's Safaga port DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an Egyptian port 2. various of wheat STORYLINE: Egypt General Authority of Red Sea Ports announced on Sunday that 63,000 tonnes of wheat, coming from Romania, arrived at Safaga port, located 53 km south of Hurghada. Early in August, Egyptian Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali al-Moselhy said the strategic reserve of wheat can cover domestic consumption for 7.2 months. Moselhy said that the ministry succeeded in getting 2.7 million tonnes of wheat from different countries during the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, including France, Romania, and Bulgaria. In recent years, Egypt has imported nearly 80 percent of its grain from Russia and Ukraine through the Black Sea due to its high quality and competitive prices. Annually, Egypt spends tens of billions of pounds to secure nearly 20 million tonnes of local and imported wheat,

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