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Egypt's local wheat purchases reach 3.83mn tonnes

Published May 23, 2016 Updated May 23, 2016 09:27am

CAIRO: Egypt has bought 3.832 million tonnes of local wheat since the start of the local procurement season on April 15, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Monday.

The world's largest wheat importer plans to buy 4 million tonnes domestically in a local buying season which usually ends around July.

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