Abstract—The baladi bread2 considers an important source
to feed the Egyptian population, where is the primary source in
his meals food because it is relatively cheap compared to other
sources .Although increasing cultivated area of wheat from
about 2.5 million feddans in 2003 to about 3.1 million feddans in
2012, but the production is not enough to cover the consumption
needs of wheat and flour needed to make baladi bread. The
research depends on descriptive and statistical techniques to
estimate the numerical coefficients.
As explained in the study results, the evolution of the total
number of baladi bakeries in Alexandria governorate,
increased with an increase of about 21.4 bakery represents
about 1.92 % of the average number of bakeries in Alexandria
governorate which was about 1115 bakery during the study
period. For the evolution of the total ration of subsidized flour
(baladi bakery, warehouses, and other purposes) in Alexandria
governorate, it has increased with an increase of about 172
thousand bag annually representing approximately 3.85 % of
the average of about 4.5 million bags during the study period.
Several recommendations have been discussed and
determined in this search to improve wheat consumption in
Egypt.
Index Terms—Loaves of bread, consumption, subsidy,
bakery.
Gaber Ahmed Bassyouni Shehata is with the Agricultural Economics
Dept., Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Egypt
(e-mail: drgaber2000@yahoo.com).
Mamdouh Elbadry Mohamed is with the Institute of Agricultural
Economic Research Center–Cairo, Egypt (e-mail:
mamdouhelbadry2000@yahoo.com).
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Cite: Gaber Ahmed Bassyouni Shehata and Mamdouh Elbadry Mohamed, " Some Economic Aspects of Wheat Crop in Egypt with
Emphasis on Baladi Bread Manufacturing in Alexandria
Governorate," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 501-508, 2015.