Egypt Buys a Record Amount of Russia’s Bumper Wheat Crop

Egypt’s state-run buyer bought 530,000 tons on Tuesday
Russia’s big harvest is crowding out rivals this season

Harvested wheat grain is loaded into a truck during the summer harvest on a farm in Krasnodar, Russia. — Harvested wheat grain is loaded into a truck during the summer harvest on a farm in Krasnodar, Russia.
Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

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By Megan Durisin Albery, Anatoly Medetsky, and Salma El Wardany

August 26, 2020 at 9:48 AM UTC

Updated on

August 26, 2020 at 1:13 PM UTC

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Egypt scooped up a record amount of Russian wheat Tuesday as a near-record harvest helps the Black Sea nation’s grain expand its dominance over rival suppliers.