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.
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