FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages 06/02 - ISRAEL (3 June)
Harvesting of the 2002 wheat crop is almost complete and the output is forecast at about 180 000 tonnes, about 68 percent above the average for the previous five years, as a result of favourable weather conditions.
Imports of cereals in 2002/03 (July/June) are forecast at some 2.8 million tonnes, almost similar to the previous year.