Matta Bishai, head of the Supply and Internal Trade Committee at the Importers Division, said that Russo-Ukrainian war It caused a significant increase in the prices of goods due to the increase in the price of raw materials, and it is also a major reason for the increase in wheat prices and many production requirements, and he continued: “The prices have increased a lot. .
And Mona Beshai added, during a phone call to the “Al-Hayat” program, which is presented by the media, Mohamed Mustafa Sherdy, through the “Al-Hayat” channel, that since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the world is on a hot tin, and Egypt is part of the world, and therefore we will be affected by that, and he continued: “We import From Russia and Ukraine wheat, grains, edible oils, some products and some plastic derivatives.
Beshay confirmed that Egypt’s consumption of wheat is 20 million tons, we produce 8 and import 12 tons. He continued: “The 12 tons we import are 30% of them from Ukraine and the rest from Russia, because Russia and Ukraine are among the cheapest suppliers of wheat. They see us as a big market,” noting that we will not feel the increase unless the war continues, as Egypt has a strategic stockpile.
