Grain Storage Capacity Targeted to Reach 6 Million Tons by 2030

The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade is targeting an increase in grain storage capacity to six million tons by 2030, up from 4.4 million tons in 2026, while maintaining strategic reserves of essential commodities sufficient for an average of six months.

Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk outlined the target before the Senate on October 27th, alongside plans to expand storage infrastructure, increase domestic procurement and diversify import sources.

Farouk said Egypt received around five million tons of locally produced wheat during the 2026 harvest season, up from more than four million tons in 2025. The ministry is seeking to increase domestic procurement by 20% annually and achieve self-sufficiency in wheat supplied through the subsidised ration system by 2030.

Grain storage capacity has risen from 1.2 million tons across 39 silos in 2014 to 4.4 million tons across 85 silos in 2026. Three additional strategic warehouses have also been completed in Fayoum, Suez and Luxor.

The General Authority for Supply Commodities has approved 22 origins for wheat imports, including Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, France, Kazakhstan, Serbia and Moldova, while edible-oil imports have also been diversified across several markets.

The ministry currently distributes more than 30 essential commodities each month to around 57.5 million beneficiaries through a network that includes approximately 40,000 outlets and 30,000 subsidised bakeries. It is also expanding mobile outlets, one-day markets and upgraded ration shops as part of wider efforts to improve access and strengthen monitoring of prices and supplies.