Meat, fish and dairy prices fall in Egypt on October 26
Egypt's IDSC reported a daily drop in meat, fish, milk and egg prices on October 26. The decline is attributed to better supply chains.
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what happened
The Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) reported a daily drop in meat, fish and dairy prices in Egypt on Monday, October 26, according to Reuters. A kilogram of meat fell 0.2% to EGP 451.9, while tilapia dropped 1.6% to EGP 87.4 per kilogram.
Packaged milk slipped 1.5% to EGP 45.9 per liter, and a carton of white eggs lost 3.8%, to EGP 111.7. White poultry, however, rose 1.5% to EGP 88.9 per kilogram.
The center said the decline reflects better supply chains and product availability through government outlets, a step meant to ease the financial strain on citizens.
why it matters
For markets this is a minor signal about consumer price trends in Egypt, where food accounts for a large share of household spending. A single day's move does not establish a trend, but data like this feeds into assessments of inflation pressure in the country. The story is local in nature and has little effect on global assets.
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- ZAWYA: Egypt: Meat, fish, dairy products fall on October 26 — Reuters, 26 October 2026 at 11:21 UTC
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