27 Jul 2013
(MENAFN) Wheat harvest is Syria may be less than half the normal average. The harvest will be the worst in 30 years. Wheat harvest is estimated by a United Nations food agency would be 1.5 million tonnes, lower than UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) expectations of 2.4 million tonnes, The Jordan Times reported.
Although rain was good this year, the harvest suffers because of lack of seed, fertiliser and labour force. Damage was caused to storage facilities and irrigation systems due to the ongoing conflict in the country.
�We are getting a fraction of what we would normally get this time of the year with only a few centres opening across the country to receive wheat,� a source in the agency responsible for government grain procurement, told Reuters.
Experts say that the country may need to import 2 million tonnes of wheat to cover for the weak harvest.
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