Egypt’s Staple Reserves Cover Six Months; No Rise in Unsubsidised Bread Prices

Egypt has secure strategic reserves of essential commodities sufficient to cover an average of about six months, according to Ahmed Kamal, assistant to the minister of supply and internal trade and the ministry’s official spokesperson.

Kamal confirmed the availability of staple goods, putting the average reserve coverage at roughly half a year.

The ministry also said there was no increase in the price of unsubsidised bread or fino rolls.

The reserve figure is an average across essential commodities, rather than a stated level of coverage for each individual product. No commodity-by-commodity breakdown was provided in the announcement.