Egypt’s state grain buyer expects French wheat shipments to start Saturday

It did not confirm the size of the wheat cargoes. French port data showed on Wednesday that an Egypt-bound vessel will load about 60,000 metric tons on Saturday.

Despite initial setbacks, the agency has moved forward with direct deals, a shift from its earlier reliance on local intermediaries.

"Efforts are underway to expand our supplier network with new European sources that can handle large-capacity vessels," the agency said, saying it was in advanced negotiations to secure hundreds of thousands of tons of wheat with suppliers from other EU origins. It did not name the countries.