Regional Updates MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN COMMENTS The Egyptian government reports that it has bought 2.2 MMT of local wheat against a target purchase of 3.6 MMT. Pakistani officials indicate that the local wheat crop will total about 24.3 MMT, down from 25.6 MMT last year, and the stocks are reported to be at 5.3 MMT. However, some experts say that production will be lower as final results from Punjab are not yet available since harvest is still progressing. It is also reported in Pakistan that the use of hybrid corn seed led to the quadrupling of yields from 1996 to 2017, but experts point out that there is little chance for them to further improve without the introduction of GM varieties. It is expected that GM corn seed can boost c...
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