The ministerial decision also included the price of Vienna bread at 150 piasters for 50 grams and 100 piasters for 35 grams.
After the additional reduction, the minister confirmed that the starting price for a 1-liter bottle of mixed oil in the markets is now EGP 65.
The minister confirmed that flour prices are stable, as the price per kilo decreased from EGP 28 to 18.
Amidst rising oil prices, the Egyptian government announces plans to subsidize bread production.
Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, directed governors to continue controlling markets and monitoring commodity prices. Madbouly called on the governors to prepare periodic reports on sugar prices