Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION Egypt’s Ministry of Supply has increased its selling price of wheat, both local and imported, by about 20 percent. At the same time, the price of government wheat flour has increased by 35 percent. These price increases will not affect the subsidized local bread price. The Ministry also said that these are the first increases in 30 years. Local subsidized bread is supplied at 16 percent of the actual cost of production. SOUTHERN/EASTERN/WESTERN AFRICA
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