(Economic study of wheat crop in Egypt)

Abstract

Wheat is one of the most important food grain crops in Egypt in terms of its uses, as the vast majority of the country's population depends on it for their daily food (bread), in addition to its other uses in the manufacture of sweets and pastries. This crop also represents a special economic importance among the group of food grain crops, as it ranks first among those crops in terms of cultivated area, volume and value of production. Despite the clear increase in cultivated area and total production of wheat The production has increased, but it is noted that the total production of this crop does not meet the increasing need for local consumption, which is reflected in the continuous increase in imported quantities of wheat to fill the deficit in local production compared to the level of