Iraq Buys 1.09 Mln Tons of Local Wheat so Far this Season

Business

May 16th, 5:21pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

A view shows ears of wheat in a field owned by the ‘Siberia’ farming company during sunset outside the village of Ogur in Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia September 8, 2019. (Reuters)

Iraq’s grain board said on Saturday it has procured more than 1.09 million tons of local wheat since the start of the harvest season last month. The agriculture ministry has said it expects local production to reach 6 million tons in the April-May harvest season. Iraq, a major Middle East grain importer, said in March it would need to import 1 million tons of wheat this year to boost reserves amid growing concerns that measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic globally would slow the food supply chain.

from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2287556/iraq-buys-109-mln-tons-local-wheat-so-far-season