The plans of Egypt by June 2019. to increase the sowing area for 830,3 thousand acres to 2, 1 million acres.

At the request of the Minister of agriculture of Egypt, already in the current season, the government a 2-fold increase in the procurement price of corn to 3400 Egyptian pounds per ton (192,96 $/ton). It is expected that this procurement policy should encourage farmers to expand the sowing area under maize.

Egypt is one of the largest importers of corn in the world, with annual purchases in foreign markets account for about 8.5 million tons.

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