AreaEgypt

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date23/10/2016

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentCultivation limits

DescriptionDecided that a maximum of 704 500 feddans (296 000 hectares) could be cultivated with rice during the 2017 season, down from the 1.08 million feddan (452 000 hectares) area limit previously applicable. The measure is geared at preserving water resources, with rice cultivation further restricted to the Beheira, Damietta, Daqahliya, Kafr El-Sheikh, Port Said and Sharqiya governorates.