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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Supply Minister: Egypt to Buy 180,000 Tons of Indian Wheat

Ears of wheat are seen in a field near the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine, July 14, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Egypt has contracted to buy 180,000 tons of wheat from India, less than previously agreed, but is looking at ways to extract more flour from grain and even use potatoes in bread making as it tries to trim imports, the supply minister said on Sunday.

Egypt, one of the world's biggest wheat importers, has in recent years purchased much of its grain from the Black Sea, but saw those imports disrupted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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