Irish food industry turning to Middle East due to Brexit
UK accounts for €1bn in agricultural exports but Middle East expansion could benefit Ireland’s €20 billion food and beverage...
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Egypt’s GASC buy 535,000 tons of wheat
Egypt's state grain buyer GASC bought 535,000 tons of wheat in its international purchase tender, it said on Tuesday. Traders...
Construction of $18 million pasta factory planned in Lebanon
Daher Foods, manufacturer of Master potato chips, is planning to open a 15,000-square-meter pasta factory in Ferzol. Construction will be...
Saudi govt approves 92 billion riyals support for agriculture, water, environment
Saudi Arabia has approved financial support for the environment, water and agriculture sectors worth 92 billion riyals ($24.5 billion) to...
Egypt has great investment opportunities in agriculture, food and grain storage
Minister of Industry and Trade, Tarek Kabil, said that US company Cargill intends to develop its projects in Egypt during...
Farmers in Kurdistan region of Iraq turn to innovative greenhouse growing
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Agriculture recently reported a surge in greenhouse produce cultivation in winter season due...
Nestle signs agreement to acquire Egyptian Instant Coffee Caravan
Nestlé SA announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Caravan Marketing Company SAE (“CMC”), a leading Egyptian...
Farm organizations welcome reopening of Egyptian market to Irish beef
IFA president Joe Healy and ICSA beef chair Edmond Phelan have welcomed the news from Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed...
Spinneys opens second store in New Cairo
Spinneys opened its second store in Cairo, celebrating more than 10 years as Egypt’s foremost supplier of grocery and household...
Biggest sugar plant in the MENA region worth $360 million planned in Egypt
Egypt-based Al Nouran said it will build the largest sugar plant, worth $360 million, in the Middle East and North...
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