ISRAEL (2 June)
Harvesting of the 2003 wheat crop is almost complete and the output is forecast at about 170 000 tonnes, 38 percent above the average for the previous five years, as a result of favourable weather conditions.
Total imports of cereals in the just ending marketing year 2002/03 (July/June) are estimated at some 2.88 million tonnes, slightly lower than the previous year.