The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade met with Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, and Dr. Ali Al-Moselhi to discuss the Ministry’s efforts to supply rice to the local market.
In order to carry out the instructions of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, in this regard, and in light of the economic crises being experienced by the world, particularly the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, the Prime Minister emphasised the need to continue working to secure the needs of the Egyptian citizen from strategic commodities for a period of six months at the beginning of the meeting.
That puts national food security at risk, necessitating increased measures to provide citizens with a range of necessities.
In order to secure the demands of the local market while tightening and tightening the ports control, Dr. Mustafa Madbouly directed the continuance of the decision to ban the export of rice.
In order to improve the food security of various basic commodities and meet the needs of catering cards, the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade reiterated that the ministry is making efforts to offer rice in compliance with the political leadership’s directions.
Because of this, Dr.
As the price of a kilo of rice reached 10 pounds in the complexes, Ali Al-Moselhi emphasised the ongoing work to provide rice in various consumer complexes at the level of the Republic, to help lower its prices in the local market, as well as its continued offering outside the catering card equal to its price on the ration card; To make it easier for citizens to obtain their needs from this essential commodity, Ali Al-Moselhi emphasised the ongoing efforts to
The minister also noted that the decision to allow speculators to participate in the supply of rice led to an increase in the amount of rice supplied by farmers to the Supply Commodities Authority, as the outcome of the supply of rice has reached 140 thousand tonnes since the start of the harvest season, which will last until mid-month Next December. The minister also noted that the number of special speculators participating in the ri
In the same context, the minister confirmed that the Ministry of Supply has received a supply of 25% of the acre production for the Supply Commodities Authority since the start of the harvest season. The Ministry aims to receive 1. 5 million tons of barley rice during the current supply season 2022, explaining that the Ministry provides all possible facilities to receive barley rice from farmers, with the dues of suppliers in a period not exceeding 48 hours..
The government must immediately maintain its decision to forbid the export of rice in order to meet market demands and tighten port security.
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