FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/00 - TUNISIA (7 November)
Cereal production in 2000 is estimated at about one million tonnes, some 45 percent below last year, following inadequate rainfall during the growing period. The wheat crop stands at 795 000 tonnes, a 43 percent drop while barley output at 200 000 tonnes, is about half of the previous year's level.
Imports of cereals in 2000/01 (July/June), mostly wheat and maize, are forecast at about 1.8 million tonnes.
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