(Economic study of wheat crop in Egypt) | ||
| Journal of Sohag Agriscience (JSAS) | ||
| Volume 10, Issue 2, December 2025, Pages 201-209 PDF (732.99 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research and Review Papers | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jsasj.2025.464138 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Elsaied Mohammed Abozayd; Mohamed Abd Elhafeez Mohamed; Mohamed Adel Abd Elhady* | ||
| Agricultural Economics Department Faculty of Agriculture Sohag University Sohag 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 local consumption of this crop. Therefore, the advancement of the wheat crop in Egypt and increasing the rate of self-sufficiency from it and avoiding the risks of relying on importing it from abroad is a vital requirement and is directly linked to the inevitability of increasing its production. The research results showed that the average cultivated area of The wheat crop in Egypt amounted to about 3,207 thousand acres, the productivity per acre amounted to about 2.75 thousand tons, the total production amounted to about 8,908 thousand tons during the average period (2007-2024). It was also shown that the average price of an ardeb of wheat crop in Egypt amounted to about 593 pounds, and it was also shown that the average total revenue per acre of wheat crop in Egypt amounted to about 13,781 thousand pounds, and the total revenue was fluctuating between increase and decrease, while it was mostly increasing, as this total revenue was estimated at about 4,213 pounds in 2007 as a minimum, and amounted to about 40,225 pounds in 2024 as a maximum. It was also shown that the average costs The total cost per acre of wheat in Egypt amounted to about 8,467 thousand pounds, and it was fluctuating between increase and decrease, while it was predominantly increasing, as these costs amounted to about 2,444 pounds in 2007 as a minimum, and reached about 21,953 pounds in 2024 as a maximum. The average net return per acre of wheat in Egypt amounted to about 5,316 pounds during the period 2007-2024, and it was fluctuating between increase and decrease, while it was predominantly increasing, as the net return per acre reached its lowest value of about 1,769 pounds in 2007, and reached its maximum of about 18,302 pounds in 2024. It was also shown that the average net return on the pound invested in the wheat crop in Egypt amounted to about 0.68 thousand pounds It was found that it was fluctuating between increase and decrease, while it was mostly in the form of decrease, as the net return on the invested pound reached about 0.20 pounds in 2018 as a minimum, and reached about 1.64 pounds in 2008 as a maximum. It was also found that the average local production of wheat crop in Egypt during the period 2007-2024 amounted to about 8908 thousand tons, and the average local consumption of wheat crop in Egypt amounted to about 18162 thousand tons. It was also found that the average imported quantities of wheat crop in Egypt amounted to about9686 thousand tons, and the average exported quantities of wheat crop in Egypt amounted to about 4.01 thousand tons, and it was also shown that the average amount of wheat crop loss in Egypt amounted to about 1773 thousand tons, and the average amount of the food gap size of the wheat crop in Egypt amounted to about 9333 thousand tons, and the average per capita share of wheat crop in Egypt was estimated at about 156.6 kg/year in 2021 as a minimum, and amounted to about 226 kg/year in 2011 as a maximum | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Financial evaluation; sensitivity analysis; feed manufacturing; internal rate of return | ||
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