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Agriculture · Egypt = world's top importer

Wheat Price.

Wheat is Africa's food-security commodity: Egypt is the world's largest wheat importer, and bread prices from Cairo to Lagos track the global benchmark plus freight. Local harvests in Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa matter — but the import price is the one that moves budgets and headlines.

Global benchmark
$199.65
-9.61%USD per metric tonFRED commodity benchmarks · 8 Aug 2026
African layer

Country-level prices

What the farmer is actually paid — farmgate, exchange and export prices the global benchmark never shows.

Landing soon

Country-level farmgate and exchange prices for wheat — sourced from Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa regulators — are being wired in. Each will carry its source, cadence and as-of date.

History

Benchmark price history

1 Nov 20251 Jun 2026
Production

Africa's role

Africa's share
Egypt = world's top importer
Top producers
Egypt · Ethiopia · South Africa · Morocco
Seasonality
North African harvests run roughly May–July; Ethiopia and South Africa harvest late in the year. Africa consumes far more wheat than it grows, so import prices set the cost of bread.
Cross-market

Related listed companies

Flour Mills of NigeriaFLOURMILL ->

Nigeria's largest flour miller — wheat is its core imported input.

Methodology

The global benchmark is sourced from public EIA/FRED series. African country-level prices are seasonal regulator announcements and exchange reports, each stored with its source, cadence and as-of date. Prices are for informational purposes only and are not real-time.

Frequently Asked

Wheat FAQ

Which African countries grow wheat?
Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Morocco are Africa's main wheat growers, but the continent is a large net importer — Egypt alone is the world's biggest wheat buyer.
Why does the wheat price matter so much in Africa?
Bread is a staple across North and West Africa, and most of that wheat is imported. When the global benchmark moves, food inflation and subsidy budgets move with it — as do the input costs of listed millers like Flour Mills of Nigeria.
Are these wheat prices real-time?
No — the global benchmark updates monthly. Every figure carries its source, cadence and as-of date.