As wheat prices soar, Algeria, the world's fifth largest importer of cereals, has been forced to readjust its supply strategy. The Office Algérien Interprofessionnel des Céréales (OAIC) is on the front line.
The historic government department is under the joint supervision of the ministries of agriculture, which appoints its president, trade, finance and the interior. It has been responsible since 1962 for stimulating national cereal production, buying wheat and barley on international markets, and
