AreaEgypt

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date29/05/2024

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentFood Security

DescriptionIncreased the price of subsidized baladi bread fourfold, the first such rise in more than 35 year. The price of five loaves of bread increased from EGP 0.05 (USD 0.001) to EGP 0.20 (USD 0.004).