Ukraine supplies 1.28 million tons of wheat to Egypt in 2023

The import of wheat to Egypt in 2023 increased by more than 1 mln tons, according to Reuters. According to the data, Egypt imported about 10.88 mln tonnes of wheat in 2023, up 14.7% from 9.48 mln tonnes in 2022. This was mainly due to the fact that shipments delivered to GASC increased by 26% to about 5.6 million tons. Private sector imports increased by 1.3% to 5.12 million tons.

The majority of Egypt’s imports in 2023 came from Russia, with shipments increasing by 39.5% to 7.56 million tons, accounting for 69.5% of total wheat imports. Ukraine’s wheat imports increased to 1.28 mln tonnes after falling to 845.6 thsd tonnes in 2022, with last year’s deliveries accounting for 11.8% of imports.

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