Egyptian farmers are demanding a 20% increase in the price of wheat supplies to 3,000 pounds per bushel, up 20% from last season's price of 2,500 pounds, to deal with high production costs and farm rents. The farmers' demands come hours after the Egyptian government raised the price of domestic wheat supplies by 6% to 2,650 pounds. The Egyptian government's announcement to increase wheat supply prices was met with the dissatisfaction of more than 9 farmers, representatives of farmers' unions in Egypt and merchants, who spoke with "Al-Sharq Bloomberg" after the new growth, the farmer will receive about 53 thousand pounds in exchange for the supply of the crop per acre (20 ardab), compared to the actual cost to farmers which ranges from 40 to 50 thousand pounds per acre.

Egyptian farmers are demanding a 20% increase in the price of wheat supplies to 3,000 pounds per bushel, up 20% from last season's price of 2,500 pounds, to deal with high production costs and farm rents. The farmers' demands come hours after the Egyptian government raised the price of domestic wheat supplies by 6% to 2,650 pounds. The Egyptian government's announcement to increase wheat supply prices was met with the dissatisfaction of more than 9 farmers, representatives of farmers' unions in Egypt and merchants, who spoke with "Al-Sharq Bloomberg" after the new growth, the farmer will receive about 53 thousand pounds in exchange for the supply of the crop per acre (20 ardab), compared to the actual cost to farmers which ranges from 40 to 50 thousand pounds per acre.