FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - ARMENIA* (24 November)
For 1998 crops, the area planted to cereals is estimated to have increased marginally, to 192 000 hectares, from an average of 195 000 hectares during the 1993-1997 period. With above normal yields, the cereal harvest is officially estimated at about 330 000 metric tonnes, some 10 percent above the average of the previous 5 years. The 1998 potato crop is expected to be in the region of 400 000 tonnes.
The country imported some 361 000 tonnes of cereals in the 1997/98 marketing year (July/June), of which 153 000 tonnes were food aid. In view of the good crop it is estimated that total cereal import requirements in the 1998/99 marketing year could decline to around 350 000 tonnes. Nevertheless, the actual volume of imports will hinge on the availability of credits and food aid.
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