ARMENIA* (31 July)
Cereal harvest in Armenia has begun and early estimates point to a harvest somewhat lower compared with last year’s. This year’s aggregate cereal harvest estimated at 377 000 tonnes is roughly 10 percent lower than last year. Aggregate cereal harvest this year includes an estimated 300 000 tonnes of wheat and some 62 000 tonnes of barley. Aggregate domestic cereal requirement for the 2003/04 marketing year is estimated at 588 000 tonnes. Armenia is a net cereal importing country. This year aggregate cereal import requirement is estimated at 211 000 tonnes, including 21 000 tonnes in food aid. This aggregate includes 185 000 tonnes of wheat and 20 000 tonnes of maize.