Egypt to receive wheat shipments from Ukraine by rail from Poland
Cairo agreed with Kyiv on four wheat cargoes, which will reach Egypt by rail to Poland, raising hopes of restoring food security.
CAIRO — Egyptian Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Moselhi announced May 17 that four wheat cargoes were contracted with Ukraine, in a step described as a breakthrough in the provison of foodstuffs in Egypt.
Speaking on the sidelines of the opening of the International Exhibition for Grain Industry Technology and Equipment Mills in Nasr City, Moselhi said that the Ukrainian side proposed transferring the cargoes from Ukraine to Poland by railway, and then to Egypt.
The minister, however, did not mention the quantities of each shipment that Egypt would receive.
With the closure of Ukraine’s ports due to the Russian military operations, Kyiv is considering to export wheat stocks across its borders with Romania and Poland by rail — an expensive operation in an attempt to save stocks and make room for new produce.
