Food security expert Fadel El Zubi recently told The Jordan Times that Jordan’s wheat security remains strong despite the Kingdom’s heavy dependence on imports.

El Zubi argued that the main challenge lies in the financial cost of maintaining food security rather than in the availability of supplies.

“The danger is not empty shelves, but a strained Treasury and rising foreign currency costs,” he said, referring to the cost of maintaining strategic reserves and bread subsidies during periods of elevated global commodity prices.