FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/99 - SAUDI ARABIA (4 November)

SAUDI ARABIA (4 November)

The wheat crop for harvest in April/May next year is now being planted. Production of wheat in 1999 is estimated at 1.5 million tonnes, about 17 percent below last year's output. Low number of adult desert locusts are likely to be present near Jizan where numbers could gradually increase as a result of recent rainfall. Import of cereals in 1999/2000 (July/June) is currently forecast at about 6.9 million tonnes, similar to last year.

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