Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION Bangladesh reports that it will be importing 400,000 MT of wheat immediately with the normal buying approval being shortened from 42 days to 15 days. The change is being made in order to maintain food security. The wheat purchase is reportedly on a government-to-government basis. Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves are at six months consumption. Egypt’s Prime Minister advised that there will be no more electricity power cuts in 2024 and that major investments will be made before the peak summer season in 2025 to insure adequate electricity supply to industry and the population. The poultry industry, in particular, had been seriously affected by po...
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