# Stronger pound to ease beef prices, increase in consumption, imports forecasted: FAS – Dailynewsegypt

> A USDA FAS report projects Egypt's calf crop rising from 1.85 million head in 2017 to 1.93 million in 2018. Egypt's cattle population is estimated at around 9 million. Beef prices have risen to about EGP 150 per kilogram, and the FAS expects a stronger pound to ease prices and lift imports.

- Date: 2017-12-17 · published 2017-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Egypt · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67446-stronger-pound-to-ease-beef-prices-increase-in-consumption-imports-forecasted
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expected Egyptian beef import growth could modestly support global beef demand. The effect on feed and commodity prices is limited.

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## Sources

- dailynewsegypt.com: https://dailynewsegypt.com/2017/12/17/stronger-pound-ease-beef-prices-increase-consumption-imports-forecasted-fas/

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