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Gulf States Agree a Shared Strategic Food Reserve

Wheat, rice and cooking oil will be stockpiled jointly for the first time.

Omar Fakhro

Published 30 June 2026, 19:11 · Updated 6:30

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Gulf States Agree a Shared Strategic Food Reserve

Wheat, rice and cooking oil will be stockpiled jointly for the first time.

Reporting for this story was carried out in Manama over the past week. Officials spoke on the record unless otherwise noted.

This article will be updated as further detail is confirmed.

Omar Fakhro

I cover Bahrain's economy and the markets that shape it.

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