Russian wheat 12.5% CIF Egypt — Damietta & Alexandria
Egypt is the world’s largest wheat buyer. 12.5% protein Russian milling wheat sold FOB Novorossiysk or CIF Damietta / Alexandria — for Egyptian importers and private mill programmes. SGS, phytosanitary, certificate of origin. Egyptian mills and ports: Russia–Egypt grain.
- Milling wheat 12.5% · GOST 9353-2016
- FOB load port or CIF named Egyptian port
- SGS, phytosanitary, CoO, radioactivity declaration
Egypt wheat route · at a glance
Milling wheat 12.5% · FOB or CIF to the named port.
| Egyptian market buyers | Mostakbal Misr + private Egyptian mills |
|---|---|
| Grade | Milling wheat 12.5% protein |
| Load | FOB Novorossiysk (Tuapse / Taman as stem) |
| CIF options | Damietta · Alexandria |
| Lot size | Bulk 3,000–60,000 MT · bags from 500 MT |
| CIF freight | Quoted case-by-case |
| Market data | Egypt freight history · 12.5% wheat FOB history |
Public procurement vs private mill offtake
Since December 2024, Mostakbal Misr has taken over the strategic commodity import responsibilities previously held by GASC. Private Egyptian flour mills also purchase wheat through commercial contracts. Source: OECD, 2026. This route covers Russian milling wheat 12.5% protein on FOB Novorossiysk or CIF terms. Quality, eligibility and documentation must be checked against the current buyer specification and contract; public procurement and private mill contracts may have different requirements.
If you are preparing a tender response, send the tender’s technical sheet and the named discharge (Damietta or Alexandria; other Egyptian ports are discussed on the Egypt market page). If you are a mill buying for your own silo, send protein, volume, packing and whether you want FOB Novorossiysk or CIF to a named Mediterranean port. Both are 12.5% Russian wheat on the Black Sea–East Med water.
- Same grain: 12.5% Russian milling wheat
- Tender path: full documentary pack
- Private path: commercial FOB or CIF to the mill’s port
- Escrow settlement against shipping documents
FOB Novorossiysk or CIF Damietta & Alexandria
FOB Novorossiysk is the load term when the buyer — or the freight arrangement sitting behind a public procurement contract — nominates the vessel. MOSTAGRO delivers the wheat over the ship’s rail at the Black Sea load port, with SGS sampling against the 12.5% contract. Sister load ports Tuapse and Taman are used when the stem or draft fits better there; Azov and Rostov-on-Don remain available for smaller lots. The buyer (or their charterer) carries ocean freight, insurance and the Mediterranean discharge. That is the clean split: we control the grain and the load; they control the ship.
CIF Damietta and CIF Alexandria reverse that split for mills that do not want to charter. Freight and insurance to the named Egyptian port sit in the seller’s package. Discharge, import clearance and inland haulage stay with the mill. CIF is always quoted case-by-case. There is no published CIF Damietta dollar figure on this site, and we will not invent one. The weekly FOB Black Sea mid for 12.5% milling wheat is on the market board (211.25 USD/MT as of 24 September 2026) — a load-port reference, not an Egyptian CIF. If the mill’s silo is not Damietta or Alexandria, say so on the enquiry; the Egypt market page lists further Mediterranean and Red Sea hubs. CIF on this corridor is Damietta or Alexandria, plus FOB Novorossiysk.
- FOB: buyer nominates vessel · we load 12.5% at Novorossiysk
- CIF Damietta or Alexandria: freight + insurance to named port
- CIF add-on moves with vessel, laycan and port — case-by-case
- Bulk 3,000–60,000 MT · bagged from 500 MT
What travels with a 12.5% cargo to Egypt
Egyptian buyers — state or private — buy on documents as much as they buy on protein. A working set for this corridor is: bill of lading, packing list, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, SGS (or named inspector) report covering protein, gluten, falling number, moisture and admixture, and a radioactivity declaration where the tender or mill requires it. We do not substitute a marketing PDF for that pack. If a public tender adds forms, those forms are prepared against the tender text, not against a generic “Egypt” checklist. Private mills that already have an import licence usually need the quality and origin documents without the tender wrapper.
Quality itself is the GOST 9353-2016 milling wheat the product page specifies: 11.5–14% protein available, 12.5% the reference grade on this route. Wet gluten 23–32%, falling number ≥250 s, moisture ≤13.5%. SGS samples before sailing. Settlement is digital-asset escrow: funds lock at contract signing and release against the shipping documents. No bank letter of credit is required. Laycan at the load port is coordinated with the buyer’s discharge window at Damietta or Alexandria when we are on CIF; under FOB, NOR and demurrage sit with the vessel the buyer nominated — see FOB Novorossiysk and logistics for the load-port mechanic.
Send grade (12.5% unless you need another protein), volume, FOB or CIF, named port, packing and laycan to export@most-agro.trade or +44 7520 640596. Quote within 24 hours. For the full GOST table use milling wheat. Egyptian import context, baladi bread and additional ports: Russia–Egypt grain.
Egyptian wheat supply — questions
Can the same 12.5% wheat grade suit public procurement and private mills?
Russian milling wheat 12.5% protein can be quoted for Egyptian buyers. Suitability depends on the current specification, not protein alone. Send the tender documents or private mill specification so quality, eligibility and shipping documents can be reviewed before an offer.
FOB Novorossiysk or CIF Damietta and Alexandria — which should we use?
Use FOB Novorossiysk when the buyer or chartering arrangement nominates the vessel. Use CIF Damietta or CIF Alexandria when the mill wants freight and insurance included to the named Egyptian port. CIF is quoted case-by-case; we do not publish a CIF dollar figure.
What documents travel with a wheat cargo to Egypt?
Typical set: bill of lading, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, SGS inspection report and radioactivity declaration, plus packing list. Private mill contracts use the same quality documents; tender forms are added only when the buyer is buying under a public tender.
What lot sizes do you load for Egypt?
Bulk vessel loads from 3,000 MT to 60,000 MT. Bagged wheat in 50 kg or 1 MT big-bags from 500 MT. Panamax stems fit the larger Mediterranean terminals when the programme requires it.
Buying 12.5% for an Egyptian importer or mill?
Named port, FOB or CIF, volume — firm quote within 24 hours.