Although Kuwait’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Fahad Al-Shariaan spoke of the country’s ability to confront the global wheat crisis, for the first time in 4 years the question surfaced about the future of rice as one of the strategic crops, especially after India decided to stop selling wheat, which is also a big exporter of rice globally.
However, responsible sources told the daily Kuwait’s strategic reserve of rice is sufficient for one year, and that there are government moves to increase its stock of major food products, especially wheat in the midst of fears these commodities may cause a problem in future given the crisis caused by man-made calamities.
The sources pointed out Kuwait is making serious moves in this regard, including looking for additional markets, foremost of which is Pakistan, in addition to studying the possibility of purchasing additional quantities of the main commodities locally.