Egypt: Grain and Feed Update
Egypt wheat production is still forecast at 8.77 MMT in MY 2019/20, up from 8.45 MMT in MY 2018/19 due to expansion of total area harvested. FAS Cairo forecasts wheat imports in MY 2019/20 to remain unchanged at 12.5 MMT. Corn imports are forecast to rise to 10 MMT in 2019/20, up 3 percent from the MY 2018/19 estimate of 9.7 MMT due to increased feed demand from domestic poultry, dairy, and aquaculture sectors. FAS Cairo forecasts Egypt’s rice imports to fall in MY 2019/20 to 200,000 MT in response to an anticipated increase in domestic production.
