Egypt has imposed an export ban on cooking oil, corn, and all kinds of cracked green wheat for three months, Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea announced on Saturday.

The decision was taken in coordination with Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Moselhi in light of the country’s plan to secure citizens’ needs of basic commodities, especially with the advent of the month of Ramadan — which will start in early April —and witnesses an increase in the rate of consumption of food products.

Starting Friday March 11, 2022, Egypt banned the export of wheat, fava beans, lentils, pasta, and all kinds of flour for three months