Russia’s wheat ban hits Egypt hard

A major drought in Russia means Egyptians face the risk of missing their daily bread.

Egypt, which imports around 60,000 tonnes of wheat a month from Russia, must now look elsewhere to satisfy the demand of a hungry population after Russia halted all its wheat export.

Rather than boost its own production and run the risk of political unrest following a price hike, Egypt has traditionally subsidised the import of foreign wheat.

Al Jazeera’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports.