SAUDI ARABIA (2 October)
Sowing of the wheat crop for harvest in April/May next year is about to start. Production of wheat in 2005 is estimated at 1.2 million tonnes, well below last year’s crop and the average. Total import of cereals in 2005/06 (July/June) is currently estimated at about 9.3 million tonnes, including about 6.4 million tonnes of barley.