Gemcorp has further expanded its partnership with the National Disaster and Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and is set to supply NDRMC with 200,000 metric tons of wheat. This comes as the company, the newest entry to the supply market was first introduced in early 2018.

For the first time, Australia and Russia have agreed to supply a total of 500,000 metric tons of wheat to Ethiopia for USD 150 million, on a state to state level agreement, in which the majority of the purchase order undertaken by Australia.

In a bid to supply a total of 600,000 metric tons of wheat to the Ethiopian government, two firms have given the lowest total offer of 3.88 billion birr, The Reporter has learnt.

In a bid to help those in need of assistance, the Ethiopian government is to procure another round wheat purchase amounting to 200,000 metric tons, The Reporter has learnt.

In a bid to stabilize the market, the Government of Ethiopia is to procure another batch of wheat amounting to 400,000 tons, The Reporter has learnt.

Despite the country facing shortages in wheat supply, 2300 metric tons of wheat import stored at the Port of Djibouti for more than five months, has been exposed to contamination, The Reporter has learnt. The import is thought to be worth around USD one million.

GEM CORP Commodities Trading SA has signed a deal to supply 900,000 metric tons of wheat at a total price of USD 175.57 million, The Reporter has learnt.

The Public Procurement and Property Disposal Service (PPPDS) has awarded two companies, GEM CORP Commodities Trading SA and AGRO CORP International PTE LTD to supply 600,000 metric tons of wheat at the price of USD 116.53 million (3.38 billion birr), The Reporter has learnt.

The Public Procurement and Property Disposal Service (PPPDS) awarded GM Corp, a London based company to supply 400,000 metric tons of wheat at the price of 97.73 million (2.73 billion birr), The Reporter has learnt.

Despite the depleting national wheat stock, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) is contemplating to cancel an earlier wheat supply contractof 400,000 metric tons at USD 108 million (3.04 billion birr), which was awarded to WifagMabrouk General Trading and its local partner Aplas Importer Plc, a little over a month ago, The Reporter has learnt.