AreaEgypt

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date26/01/2018

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentCultivation limits

DescriptionDecided 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).