FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 02/02 - JORDAN (1 February)
The sowing of the 2002 winter grains was completed in December under generally improved weather conditions. Heavy snow cover in early January provided relief from the severe drought conditions earlier.
Aggregate production of wheat and barley in 2001 is estimated at 20 000 tonnes, about 52 percent below the reduced crop of the previous year. Domestic cereal production normally meets only a small proportion of the country’s requirements, the rest being imported. Imports of wheat in 2001/02 (July/June) are forecast at 800 000 tonnes, slightly higher than last year. Coarse grain imports are forecast at 1.2 million tonnes, about the same as in 2000/01.