Egypt: oil, sugar, pasta prices drop in Wednesday markets

Prices of oil, sugar, pasta and lentils fell in Egyptian markets Wednesday, according to the cabinet's official price portal.

• The cabinet's price portal recorded sunflower oil at 98.69 EGP per liter, sugar at 31.06 EGP and pasta at 24.42 EGP per kilo, below Tuesday's levels.
• Packaged rice fell to 33.89 EGP per kilo and lentils to 62.27 EGP, while packaged beans rose to 63.97 EGP.
• The Importers Division said prices could fall 10–15 percent, and up to 20 percent if the currency market remains stable.
• The Arab Monetary Fund projected 17 percent inflation by end-2026, citing fuel and staple price increases.