The sugar factory in Kom Ombo Aswan began receiving the 2015 sugar cane crops last week. Meanwhile, the remaining factories belonging to the Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (SIIC) in Edfu, Qoos, Armant, Deshna, Gerga, Nagaa Hamady, Abo (...)
Ten Egyptian fishermen have returned to Egypt from Libya's Zuwarah Port, after escaping armed clashes that broke out in the area. The fishermen had been caught in fighting that broke out between forces loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Haftar and (...)
The fertiliser crisis entered a new stage following the refusal of several free zone factories producing fertilisers to supply the agreed upon share in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture.
The law covering the establishment of free (...)
Farmers have requested price increases for supplying 1 tonne of beets to factories, according to Abdel Wahab Allam, President of the Sugar Crops Council.
Allam said this was so farmers can cope with the increased cost of production per acre, at a (...)
The estimated annual wheat losses due to improper handling during production and manufacturing amounts to approximately EGP 4.2bn, according to Mohamed Ali Mousa, wheat expert with the Agricultural Research Centre.
Mousa added that annual waste (...)
Farmers are requesting a 12% price increase for supplying one tonne of beets to factories due to high production costs, according to Sugar Groups Council Chairman Abdelwahab Allam.
Allam said the price rise is also due to the subsidy offset of price (...)