Egypt’s overhaul of the way it buys wheat is making it much harder to follow a key chunk of global grain trade. As one of the biggest wheat importers, Egypt’s state-issued tenders and direct ...

"We are afraid of the unknown, we don't know who the new person that took over is, we don't know the future," said another Syrian who had been in Egypt for 12 years. Residency decisions would be ...

and tracking Egypt’s purchases has become more difficult. The dearth of information, and uncertainty over how the new body will book cargoes, has left many in the market scratching their heads.

The last known tender was in early November, an unusually long gap for this time of year, and tracking Egypt’s purchases has become more difficult. The dearth of information, and uncertainty over how ...