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Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Regional Analysis

Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA  Pakistan sees a wheat cargo of 59,700 MT arrive with another 58,000 MT to arrive this week. The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is “under directives” to import 2.3MMT of wheat this year and has imported 338,000 MT prior to the current vessels. Pakistan is expected to import 3 MMT of wheat this 2021/22 year. Pakistan will supply 50,000 MT of wheat to the World Food Program – 10,000 MT as a donation and 40,000 as a sale – for use in Afghanistan. The wheat will be supplied by Pakistan from its imported wheat stocks. Wheat will be shipped in November/December. Pakistan’s wheat production target for 2021/22 is expected to be 30 MMT up from this...

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