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Lebanese Health Ministry Refers Contaminated Wheat Import Case to Prosecutor

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 22, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Lebanon’s public health ministry on Tuesday referred a case of contaminated Russian wheat imports to a branch of the public prosecutor’s office, the state news agency reported, following a disagreement with the ministry of economy over test results showing...

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Farmers plant wheat in eastern Ghouta near Damascus on December 26, 2013. (Reuters/Mohammed Abdullah)

War-ravaged Syria may face worst wheat harvest in 40 years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 28, 2014 | Business

Amman and Abu Dhabi, Reuters—War and drought have crippled Syria’s wheat crop, with some experts now forecasting output of the staple food could fall to around a third of pre-war levels, and possibly even below 1 million tons for the first time in 40 years....

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File photo of a stalk of wheat. (REUTERS/Todd Korol/Files)

About 250,000 T of German wheat to be shipped to Iran in January

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 17, 2014 | Business

Hamburg, Reuters—About 250,000 tonnes of German wheat will be shipped to Iran in January, another sign of Iran’s large food purchases after a deal last year to relax Western sanctions, European traders said on Friday. “The shipments show that a large...

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People queue for subsidized bread in front of a bakery in Alexandria, in this June 2, 2013 file picture. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)

Egypt has enough wheat to last 5 months, says official

by Sharif Yamani | Jul 12, 2013 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt, the world’s largest importer of wheat, has enough wheat stocks to meet domestic demand for the next five months, the vice chairman of the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) said yesterday. Speaking exclusively to Asharq...

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A man carries bread on wooden racks to be sold to customers in Cairo, on April 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt Sells USD 600 mn to Import Basic Goods

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2013 | Business

Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s central bank sold USD 600 million to banks in a special auction of foreign exchange on Sunday to pay for wheat, meat, cooking oil and other essential imports to a country struggling with a currency crisis. The size of the auction—15 times...