FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - AFGHANISTAN* (25 November)

AFGHANISTAN* (25 November)

Land preparation for the 1998/99 winter grain crops has started. The 1998 cereal production is estimated at 3.9 million tonnes, 5 percent higher than last year and the highest since 1978, as a result of generally favourable weather conditions during the growing season. Cereal imports in 1998/99 (July/June) are forecast at 740 000 tonnes.

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