20.3 Million Tonnes vs 45,000: Where Al Dahra's Deliveries Sit Against Egypt's Wheat Needs

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Different measures of demand, not interchangeable figures for one indicator, in million tonnes

The quantities Al Dahra reports supplying to the government remain limited relative to domestic consumption, according to economic researcher Mohamed Ramadan

Target date for subsidized-bread wheat self-sufficiency

May 2025

2027 target, announced by Mostakbal Misr head Bahaa El Ghannam

5 May 2026

2028 target, stated by Agriculture Minister Alaa Farouk to Reuters

The target concerns wheat for subsidized bread, not the elimination of all wheat imports into Egypt

Source: US Department of Agriculture, March 2026; Reuters, 5 May 2026; Al Arabiya Business, 6 July 2026