ARMENIA* (16 September)
The cereal harvest in Armenia is nearly complete, and the aggregate harvest estimated at 377 000 tonnes is nearly 10 percent lower than the harvest in 2002. The aggregate cereal harvest this year includes an estimated 300 000 tonnes of wheat and some 62 000 tonnes of barley. Aggregate domestic cereal requirements for the 2003/04 marketing year are estimated at 588 000 tonnes. Cereal import requirements are estimated at 211 000 tonnes, including 21 000 tonnes in food aid. This total includes 185 000 tonnes of wheat and 20 000 tonnes of maize.