FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 06/99 - EGYPT (2 June)
Early indications for the 1999 cereal crop point to an above- average output of some 18 million tonnes, some 4 percent above last year. Wheat output is expected to increase by about 4 percent while the maize crop is expected to be similar to last year’s 6 million tonnes. Planting of the 1999 paddy crop is underway. Normal weather conditions have prevailed so far but the final area planted during the season will depend on the availability of irrigation water for rice production.
Imports of wheat in 1999/2000 (July/June) are forecast at 7.2 million tonnes and coarse grain imports, mostly maize, at 3 million tonnes.
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