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Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Egyptians protest over fears of bread subsidy cuts

By GFM Network News March 7, 2017

Alexandria, Egypt | Reuters — Hundreds of Egyptians protested around the country on Tuesday, blocking roads and surrounding government offices, after a change to the way bread rations are managed raised fears that the government was cutting food subsidies by the back door. Bread subsidies are an explosive issue in Egypt, where more than 70 […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn gain on short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 25, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures were narrowly higher on Tuesday as traders covered short positions after prices for each crop fell to the lowest levels in more than a week. The dollar reversed lower after a nine-month high against a basket of currencies, further underpinning grain prices, as a weaker dollar […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Egypt stocks up on strategic commodities ahead of devaluation

By GFM Network News October 5, 2016

Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Egypt said it plans to build a six-month reserve of essential food items, adding to other recent purchases of commodities such as oil and wheat, in what traders said was a move to build up stocks ahead of a currency devaluation. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said late on Tuesday the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure, profit-taking pull down corn, soy

By GFM Network News September 21, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking after a streak of gains and by weakness on the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures rose slightly, with short-covering supporting prices. Wheat also received support from the Egyptian government’s decision to reverse its zero-tolerance policy on the common grain […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt cancels zero-ergot wheat policy amid mounting pressure

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 21, 2016

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt has reversed its controversial zero-tolerance policy on the common grains fungus ergot, the government said on Wednesday, backtracking on an import regulation that had all but blocked its access to global wheat. Egypt, the world’s largest buyer of wheat, has seen its imports grind to a halt since it imposed […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Harvest delays spark soybean rally

By GFM Network News September 20, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.7 per cent on Tuesday, hitting a nearly one-month high on strong export demand and as rains delayed harvest in key production areas of the U.S. Midwest, traders said. The delays also supported corn futures, while wheat rose on technical buying and short-covering. Both […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on technical buying

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News September 19, 2016

Reuters — U.S. soybeans rose on Monday for a third straight session, boosted by strength in vegetable oil markets and technical buying. Corn turned higher on chart-based buying and Chicago wheat finished mixed, held in check by an ongoing disruption in Egyptian wheat imports. Chicago November soybean futures climbed 6-1/2 cents, or 0.8 per cent, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy up on rebound after three-day slide

By GFM Network News September 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday, snapping a three-day slide on bargain buying and signs of fresh export demand, traders said. But corn and wheat futures fell, pressured by prospects for huge grain supplies as the U.S. autumn harvest got underway. At the Chicago Board of Trade, November soybeans settled up […] Read more

A Russian grain terminal at the Port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. (NMTP.info)

Cereals, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Russia may ban Egyptian citrus amid wheat dispute

By GFM Network News September 13, 2016

Moscow/Cairo | Reuters — Russia threatened to ban Egyptian citrus imports on Tuesday, a move that could escalate a trade dispute over exports of Russian wheat to the world’s largest importer of the grain. Moscow said this week it hopes to hold talks with Egypt, its top buyer, over Cairo’s failure to approve Russian wheat […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Health ministry decision makes zero ergot Egypt’s new normal

By GFM Network News September 6, 2016

Abu Dhabi/Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s health ministry banned wheat with any ergot fungus on Monday, a decision traders said signals the zero tolerance policy that wreaked havoc on the country’s grain purchases earlier this year is back to stay. The decree, seen by Reuters, brings the ministry in line with an agriculture ministry decree […] Read more

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Tag Archives Egypt

Egyptians protest over fears of bread subsidy cuts

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn gain on short-covering

Egypt stocks up on strategic commodities ahead of devaluation

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure, profit-taking pull down corn, soy

Egypt cancels zero-ergot wheat policy amid mounting pressure

U.S. grains: Harvest delays spark soybean rally

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soy up on rebound after three-day slide

Russia may ban Egyptian citrus amid wheat dispute

Health ministry decision makes zero ergot Egypt’s new normal

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