
The US dollar rose by about 43 piastres on Sunday, November 8, with the National Bank of Egypt quoting EGP 54.30 to buy and EGP 54.40 to sell. Trading on the Egyptian stock exchange totaled EGP 27.1 billion, while the Central Bank reported that digital payment transactions had exceeded EGP 7 trillion through September 2026.
A stronger dollar raises the local-currency cost of imported feed and other agricultural inputs, which can increase buyer costs in Egypt. The article does not report a specific commodity-price move.
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