FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 06/01 - ALGERIA (4 June)
Harvesting of the 2001 winter crops is underway and a recovery is in prospect from the poor crop of 2000. Wheat output is expected to be double the drought-reduced level of 2000, but prolonged dry conditions in March/April during the grain filling stage may result in lower than expected yields and outputs in several areas. Aggregate cereal production this year is anticipated to be about 2 million tonnes, which is much above last year’s crop but below the average of the last five years. As a consequence, imports of cereals, mostly wheat, are forecast at about 7 million tonnes in the marketing year 2001/02 (July/June).