FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/00 - ALGERIA (7 November)
Land preparation is underway for planting of the winter crops. The 2000 cereal crop stands at about 1.1 million tonnes, 35 percent below the 1999 below-average output, as a result of inadequate rainfall during the growing period. Wheat production is about 37 percent below the 1999 output while barley is 27 percent less than the below-average level. Imports of cereals, mostly wheat, are expected to increase significantly for the 2000/01 (July/June) marketing year. A few Desert Locust swarms could appear in the south from northern Mali during November.
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