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Ukraine war and drought force Algiers' hand on French wheat imports

A grain ship being loaded in the port of La Rochelle, France.
A grain ship being loaded in the port of La Rochelle, France. © LEROY Francis / hemis.fr / Hemis via AFP
Algeria has been apprehensively following debates in France on an insecticide ban that would have prevented it from importing French wheat, upon which it has become more dependent since the war in Ukraine and the drought at home. [...] (443 words)
Published on 05/05/2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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The logo of the Office algérien interprofessionnel des céréales (OAIC) on a silo in the port of Algiers. © Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
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How OAIC cereals board provides daily bread to Algerians despite Ukraine war and scandals 

Algeria's national cereals board, the OAIC, is the focus of major government spending and a key political tool for its bilateral relationship with France. The organisation is tasked with ensuring Algeria is supplied with wheat, despite the current high prices and the sometimes competing demands of millers, bakers and consumers.

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