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Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Regional Analysis

Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Reports in Nigeria say that some imported maize has arrived but that the moisture content is too high for immediate use in poultry feed. A total of 262,000 MT of maize was allowed to be imported and has arrived. Syria’s Economy Minister said that the country needs to import 180,000 - 200,000 MT of wheat per month to meet the country’s needs. He said local militias are stopping farmers from delivering wheat to the government. In years past, Syria produced 4 MMT of wheat, but this year will only reach 2.1 MMT with local demand of close to 4 MMT. Much of Syria’s wheat is produced in the Kurdish controlled area but the government has had success in buying some of the w...

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