Four Egyptian officials have been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes totalling about EGP2 m ( $ 112,000 ) from grain trading firms . The chairman of the state - controlled Food Industries Holding Company ( FIHC ) , an official in his office , a supply ministry official and a spokesman from the same ministry have been named but the trading firms have not , although they were described as major FIHC suppliers . CAIRO (Reuters) - The role of the ministry has recently been reduced in favour of state - controlled grain buyer agencies .
Four Egyptian officials have been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes totalling about EGP2 m ( $ 112,000 ) from grain trading firms . The chairman of the state - controlled Food Industries Holding Company ( FIHC ) , an official in his office , a supply ministry official and a spokesman from the same ministry have been named but the trading firms have not , although they were described as major FIHC suppliers . The role of the ministry has recently been reduced in favour of state - controlled grain buyer agencies .