10:54 PM
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Books – Hassan Morsi:
Dr. Tariq Suleiman, Head of the Livestock and Poultry Development Sector at the Ministry of Agriculture, said that the releases that the state succeeded in through the ports are sufficient and exceed the needs for poultry, animal and fish fodder, as an amount worth $1 billion was released in the last two months since October 16, at a rate of 2 million. tons of corn and soybeans, and feed additives, as we consume 650,000 tons of feed per month.
Suleiman added, in a telephone conversation with the media, Lamees Al-Hadidi, on the “Last Word” program, on Saturday evening: “These releases and the quantities that were released through the provision of currency from the Egyptian state cover the needs and increase, and there are three verses, the first of which is the releases, and the second is the contractual cultivations, which have already begun and oversight. , and coincided with the continuous outlets.
And he continued: “For the first time, contractual farming procedures were carried out and the quantities that were available in the market, in addition to the releases, covered, and it is true that we are part of the world and we have been affected and affected by what is happening abroad, but there is exploitation by a few intermediaries who exaggerate prices despite the commitment of breeders to them.”
And the head of the livestock and poultry development sector at the Ministry of Agriculture continued: “Despite the local and external conditions during the last period, our prices in Egypt are not like the world, and they are still the lowest, in addition to that the state has deliberately provided outlets and will remain in place, whether fixed or mobile, and will not fall as it happened.” in some countries of the world.
