While the private sector will be responsible for the purchase, financing, storage, maintenance and supply of strategic wheat reserves, the government will retain a regulatory, oversight and strategic control role.
Despite the recent monthly declines, the FAO noted that for the full year 2025 the FFPI averaged 127.2 points, up 4.3% from the 2024 average
Libya’s recorded wheat consumption exceeds global averages by more than 470%, raising questions over import volumes.
The Egyptian government received about 4 million tons of local wheat in the 2025 season, an increase of about 18% over the previous year.
total wheat imports are forecast to rise to 7.4 million metric tons (MMT) in MY 2025/26, up from 6.35 MMT in the previous marketing year.