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Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Regional Analysis

Regional Updates MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN COMMENTS Egypt’s Aswan area is said to have the country’s first outbreak of fall armyworms, and the government is reportedly taking immediate action against this threat. The latest FAO report on Tunisia shows wheat and barley production for 2019 to be significantly higher than the 2018 total and the five-year average (see table below). While imports are expected to drop, they will only be down about 20 percent versus both last year and the five-year average.

Iran’s agriculture minister said the country’s wheat production for the Iranian calendar year that ended 20 March 2019 will be up 1.2 MMT at 14.5 MMT. Experts indicate that very good rainfall and improved seed qual...

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