Higher wheat prices push Egypt to increase price of subsidized bread for first time since 1989

In June 2024, the Egyptian government raised the price of subsidized traditional baladi bread to 20 piastres ($0.004)1 per loaf—quadrupling the old price of 5 piastres. The change—the first such increase since 1989—was triggered by a number of factors: Egypt’s heavy reliance on wheat imports due to...

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Autores principales: Jovanovic, Nina, Glauber, Joseph W.
Formato: Blog Post
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168109

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