Archive for August, 2021

ALGIERS, ALGERIA — Inefficient rainfall is anticipated to impact Algeria’s grain crop boosting wheat and barley imports, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Wet weather in the 2021-22 marketing year was below average, decreasing soil moisture leading the USDA to estimate a total of 7.65 million tonnes to be imported despite the country’s efforts to reduce imports and achieve food security.

The Algerian government is working to develop its agriculture industry ...

WASHINGTON, DC, US — Whole wheat flour production in April-June 2021 was 4.866 million cwts, up 395,000 cwts, or 9%, from 4.471 million cwts in the second quarter last year, according to data published Aug. 2 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the US Department of Agriculture.

The year-to-year increase for whole wheat production scored during the second quarter was a rare event for recent years, but at 4.866 million cwts production remained below second quarter output for 2019 (5.271 ...

ANKARA, TURKEY — Turkey’s wheat and barley output has been revised lower due to dry weather between April and June, according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

The country’s total wheat production is forecast to drop to 16.5 million tonnes in the 2021-22 marketing year compared to the USDA’s original estimate in April of 17.6 million tonnes. The dry weather has caused yield and quality losses. Low domestic prices and an increase in input ...