AreaEgypt

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date01/03/2022

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment intervention

DescriptionIssued Decree No. 90/2021 extending the moisture limit of 13.5 percent by one year for imported wheat, with effect from 3 April 2022. The decision responds to a request by the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade to ensure the availability of this strategic commodity to consumers.