Supply Official: Reorganizing wheat and flour subsidies

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Supply clarified that the implementation of the direct deduction system nationwide aims to organize the wheat and subsidized flour supply chain and to enhance the financial governance of the commodity support invoice. Following a successful one-year pilot in Port Said, the system emphasizes that mills purchase wheat from the Supply Commodities Authority before selling it to bakeries, with payment upon receipt, in order to strengthen oversight and prevent the leakage of flour. The application also ensures the stability of bread distribution to citizens, maintains food support by providing 5 loaves daily at a price of 20 piastres, improves product quality, and promotes equal opportunities between mills and bakeries. The new measures include supervisory tools to ensure the Authority pays for the bread while deducting the citizen's share, and set the selling prices of wheat to mills at 17,000 Egyptian pounds per ton and flour to bakeries at 19,000 pounds, with the goal of tightening control on violations and increasing the efficiency of the support system.

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