MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION Egypt’s new state grain buyer – Mostakbal Misr – is rumored to have made significant wheat purchases for delivery in the next three months. All the purchases are said to be for Russian wheat. No details of the purchases are available but barter arrangements are mentioned regarding payment. Two shipments of wheat – 28,000 MT and 33,000 MT are said to have been shipped to the new buyer in the last few weeks.
Algeria is expected to still face drought-reduced wheat crop in 2024/25.
Iraqi officials have announced that 320,000 MT of wheat will be delivered to Lebanon. Shipment is expected to be by truck through Syria – assuming that the Syria si...
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Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan’s government reports that it has purchased 750,000 MT of wheat that will be delivered in November 2026, along with another 250,000 MT for later delivery. The forecasted shortfall in wheat supply for 2026/27 could be...