FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages 06/02 - EGYPT (12 June)
Harvesting of the 2002 winter grain and pulse crops has been completed. Output from the irrigated wheat crop is provisionally estimated at an above-average 6.6 million tonnes. Barley should also be above average at 277 000 tonnes. Production of maize is an average 6.2 million tonnes. Planting of this year’s paddy crop is about to start and larger plantings than 2001 are anticipated.
Wheat imports in marketing year 2002/03 (July/June) are tentatively forecast to increase from 6.2 million tonnes in 2001/02 (July/June) to about 6.8 million tonnes, reflecting strong demand for this food staple.