CAIRO- Egyptian authorities have so far procured 2.2 million tonnes of local wheat this season, the supply minister said on Wednesday.

Egypt is expecting to procure a total of 3.4 million tonnes of local wheat from this year's harvest, which began in April, Ali Moselhy said in a statement.

(Reporting by Nadine Awadalla Writing by Aidan Lewis) ((Aidan.Lewis@tr.com; +20-1001174410;))