# Egyptian importers delay wheat purchases amid falling prices

> Egyptian wheat importers are holding off on new contracts as Platts milling wheat CIF East Med fell $12/t week on week to $306/t as of November 2. The pound's slide to a record low near 56 per dollar and subsidised government wheat sales to private mills also weighed on demand.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T12:11:25.190Z
- Category: trade · region Egypt · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77592-egyptian-importers-delay-wheat-purchases-amid-falling-prices
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed Egyptian purchases reduce near-term import demand for wheat in the Black Sea and EU origins, adding downward pressure on global wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-17 | [Wheat prices dropping internationally spark interest of Egyptian buyers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11619-wheat-prices-dropping-internationally-spark-interest-of-egyptian-buyers.md) | -3.8% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-09 | [Wheat prices continue to fall amid USDA report and cancellation of tender in Egypt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38715-wheat-prices-continue-to-fall-amid-usda-report-and-cancellation-of-tender-in.md) | +1.1% | -9.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-25 | [Explainer: Why are Russian export prices roiling the wheat market? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34139-explainer-why-are-russian-export-prices-roiling-the-wheat-market-reuters.md) | -2.7% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-07 | [Wheat: Bears dominate: US wheat prices fall despite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8218-wheat-bears-dominate-us-wheat-prices-fall-despite.md) | -3.4% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-24 | [US corn falls after China cancels purchases; drags wheat, soy lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10358-us-corn-falls-after-china-cancels-purchases-drags-wheat-soy-lower.md) | -8.3% | -10.0% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/egyptian-importers-delay-wheat-purchases-amid-falling-prices/

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