Prospects for the 2002 grain crops are good and tentatively seen to match the sharply recovered harvest of the preceding year at 417 000 tonnes. This would be some 33 percent higher than the average of the past six years and would include 340 000 tonnes of wheat and 74 000 tonnes of coarse grains. However, the forecast production would depend on spring and early summer precipitation, which are crucial for coarse grains and potatoes, the latter being a major staple food crop. Cereal import requirement for the marketing year 2001/02 is estimated at about 338 000 tonnes including an estimated food aid requirement of 71 000 tonnes.