Egypt will receive nearly half a million tonnes of wheat from France and Bulgaria after Russia blocked the supply. The agency reports that Bloomberg With reference to sources.
According to the agency’s sources, Moscow objected to the amount of the agreement. As Bloomberg noted, this is the second time in recent months that Egypt’s purchases of Russian wheat have failed as Russian officials tried to impose an unofficial low price limit.
Previously, the Egyptian General Directorate of Supply had decided to buy 480 thousand tons of Russian wheat. The deal was made at a price of $270 per ton, including freight; This price is lower than the unofficial minimum price that the Russian Federation is trying to set. A few days later, Egypt announced that grain trader Solaris would be given the opportunity to supply grain from other countries.
September 6 reportedIt is stated that 112 million tons of grain are currently harvested in Russia.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated It’s about the lack of progress on the grain agreement.