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Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon and other countries in the Middle East rely heavily on Russia and Ukraine for wheat.

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Chicago soybeans eased on Thursday, hit by increased chances of rain next week in southern Brazil and northern Argentina after hot, dry conditions this week, while lower crude oil prices also dampened sentiment. The-most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Sv1 was down 0.41% at $15.81-1/4 a bushel, as of 0417 GMT, ...

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Egypt’s supply minister said that tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the two largest wheat exporters, raised uncertainty in the market, with the government currently working on several protective measures, according to state news agency MENA. The government is working on diversifying its wheat import origins in an effort to safeguard its strategic reserves, Supply Minister ...

A potential invasion of Ukraine by neighbouring Russia could lead to interruptions to the flow of grain out of the Black Sea region

Wheat imports by Egypts private sector have overtaken those by the State Commodities Authority, a trend that could continue as the government looks to reform bread subsidies and trim its import bill,...

Egypt says the current Russian-Ukrainian crisis would not have an impact on the country's wheat supply for at least six months should wheat imports from Ukraine stop.

Egypt’s state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), bought 420,000 tonnes of wheat in an international tender it said on Friday. The purchase comprised 60,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat, 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat, and 60,000 tonnes of Romanian wheat for shipment March 5-15, and 120,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat, 60,000 tonnes ...

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