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Detail

Area

Egypt

Commodity Group

Grains

Commodity

Wheat

Date

01/03/2017

Policy Category

Consumption and marketing

Policy Instrument

Government market intervention

Description

Minimized the use of private sector silos in this years wheat harvest, in order to curb fraud in local procurement. This measure is part of reforms aimed at ending fraud adopted earlier this year.