Egypt raises wheat production to 11 million tonnes
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily News Egypt
Egyptian wheat production reached 11 million tonnes in 2026 and the country’s farmland now covers 10.5 million feddans, Agriculture Minister Alaa Farouk told the Senate. He presented a five-pillar food strategy, including expanding cultivated land and improving seeds, with 3.7 million feddans planted with wheat, according to Daily News Egypt.
Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk said wheat production had reached 11 million tonnes in 2026 during a plenary session of the Senate. The area planted with wheat reached 3.7 million feddans, with an average yield of 20 ardebs per feddan, according to Alaa Farouk.
Fertiliser subsidies exceeded 35 billion Egyptian pounds in 2026. Farmers pay about 4,500 pounds per tonne, a rate unchanged for more than three years, while the global price stands between $450 and $500 per tonne, according to the minister.
Alaa Farouk also announced a reform of the 1966 agricultural law and the 1980 law on agricultural cooperatives to improve services offered to farmers. The number of electronic cards used to obtain subsidised fertilisers reached 4.4 million.
Egyptian agricultural exports reached 9.5 million tonnes in 2026, to 160 markets, worth $11.5 billion in 2025, according to Alaa Farouk. Egypt also covers about 60% of its red meat needs and 98% of its poultry needs, while fish production reached 2.1 million tonnes in 2026.
