Area
Egypt
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
26/01/2018
Policy Category
Production
Policy Instrument
Cultivation limits
Description
Decided it would allow a maximum of 724 200 feddans (304 100 ha) to be cultivated with rice during the 2018 season, representing a 33 percent reduction from the 1.1 million feddan (452 000 ha) limit approved for 2017. According to press reports, an early May decision raised the 2018 area limit by 100 000 feddans (42 000 ha).
