World Grain Egypt 's wheat imports are expected to increase slightly to 8.45 million metric tonnes ( mt ) in 2018 - 2019 despite domestic wheat consumption being the same as the year before , according to the USDA . The change is attributed to the 1.5 % increase in consumption to 20.1 million mt from 2017 - 2018 due to an increase in food , seed and industrial use ( FSI ) consumption , which is caused by the 2.5 % population growth . Additionally , corn imports are expected to increase 1 % from the previous year to 9.5 million mt .
Egypt 's wheat imports are expected to increase slightly to 8.45 million metric tonnes ( mt ) in 2018 - 2019 despite domestic wheat consumption being the same as the year before , according to the USDA . The change is attributed to the 1.5 % increase in consumption to 20.1 million mt from 2017 - 2018 due to an increase in food , seed and industrial use ( FSI ) consumption , which is caused by the 2.5 % population growth . Additionally , corn imports are expected to increase 1 % from the previous year to 9.5 million mt .