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Egypt is seeking to secure long-term wheat supplies from Russia, expand agricultural trade, and explore establishing a regional grain logistics hub at its ports, following talks held on the sidelines of an international grains conference.

Bahaa El-Ghannam, executive director of Egypt’s Future of Egypt Authority for Sustainable Development, met Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut during the Grains and Pulses Forum, where discussions focused on cooperation in strategic commodities, particularly wheat.

According to Egyptian officials, the talks addressed mechanisms to ensure regular imports of Russian wheat to Egypt and examined the possibility of allowing Russian companies to register on Egypt’s unified procurement platform for strategic commodities, a step aimed at streamlining procurement procedures.

The two sides also discussed expanding Egyptian agricultural exports to the Russian market as part of broader efforts to deepen bilateral trade in food commodities.

Discussions further covered the registration of Russian suppliers on Egypt’s commodity exchange and reviewed proposals to establish a grain logistics hub at Egyptian ports. The proposed hub would position Egypt as a regional center for grain storage, handling, and redistribution, leveraging its geographic location.

The meeting also addressed the supply of fertilizers and agricultural pesticides, within the framework of wider cooperation on food security and agricultural inputs.

Separately, El-Ghannam met Dmitry Sergeyev, chairman of the Russian Union of Grain Exporters and Producers (UGC), with talks focusing on securing stable wheat and grain supplies for the Egyptian market and strengthening cooperation in agricultural trade, fertilizers, and agrochemicals.

Source: Al-Ahram Online