# Egypt's rice farmers see rough times downstream of new Nile mega-dam

> Egyptian rice farmers say a new Nile mega-dam downstream is causing hardship, and some may leave land fallow rather than switch to cotton or corn, which need different machinery and techniques. Planting typically begins at the end of April.

- Date: 2018-04-23 · published 2018-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Egypt · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10865-egypt-s-rice-farmers-see-rough-times-downstream-of-new-nile-mega-dam
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Egyptian rice plantings have little effect on global feed grain supply. The story is a regional water and farming issue with minimal price impact.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-rice-insight/egypts-rice-farmers-see-rough-times-downstream-of-new-nile-mega-dam-idUSKBN1HU1O0/
- voanews.com: https://www.voanews.com/a/egypt-rice-farmers-see-rough-times-downstream-of-new-nile-mega-dam/4363307.html

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