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Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee approved the importation of 1 MMT of wheat during 2023/24 – this in order to keep wheat reserve stock levels. Importation will be by the Trading Corporation of Pakistan, a government agency. UAE based Al Daltra is looking at the possibility of acquiring farm land in Egypt for the growing of wheat for supply to the Middle East. As many as 210,000 ha of land are being discussed. There are concerns in Egypt that this could reduce supply available to Egypt. There is also the argument in Egypt that wheat imports make more sense than trying to grow more wheat on desert lands. Imported wheat tends to be better...

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