CAIRO- Egypt's strategic reserves of wheat are enough to cover the country's needs for 4.3 months, the supply minister was quoted as saying on Sunday by state news agency MENA.

The country has enough sugar to cover its needs for 5.3 months and enough vegetable oil for 3.3 months, Ali Moselhy said in an address in parliament.

(Reporting by Ali Abdelaty; writing by Yousef Saba; editing by Jason Neely) ((Yousef.Saba@thomsonreuters.com; +201222184730))