FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages 06/02 - SYRIA (3 June)
The output of wheat in 2002, now being harvested, is forecast at 4.5 million tonnes, about 5 percent below last year’s bumper crop but 27 percent above the average for the previous five years. The barley harvest is also estimated to be above average at 1.3 million tonnes.
Imports of wheat and rice in 2002/03 (July/June) are forecast at a total of 65 000 tonnes, whilst barley imports are forecast at 100 000 tonnes, nearly double of the previous year’s level.