The government has bought 2 mn tonnes of wheat from local farmers since the beginning of the local wheat harvesting season in mid-April, Supply Minister Ali El Moselhy said, according to Reuters. The plan to import wheat is also moving forward, he says, “the import plan has to continue throughout the year and should not halt just because we are procuring local wheat.” Meanwhile, Bloomberg notes that the US knocked France out of the mix as it won on Wednesday the first government wheat tender in two years.