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On April 15, 2021, the Saudi government fully implemented its November 2020 decree to privatize the barley import sector.

Crop conditions look normal overall, which indicate optimistic forecasts for Algeria’s MY2020/21 grain crop.

Saudi MY 2019/20 barley imports are estimated at 7 million MT, an increase of 500,000 MT over a year earlier.

On December 25, 2019, Morocco’s state cereals office (ONICL) issued a tender for 354,545 MT of U.S. durum wheat under the Tariff Rate Quota.

Total Saudi barley imports for MY2019/20 is projected to decline by 29 percent to 6 million MT compared to the USDA’s official estimate.

Jordan is dependent on grain imports, disruptions to trade will jeopardize food security and stability.

The Government of Morocco has released its final wheat and barley production numbers for the 2018 crop, including 4.91 MMT of common wheat, 2.43 MMT of durum wheat and 2.91 MMT of barley.

Algeria’s MY2019/20 cereal harvest was good particularly for barley and exceeded 6 million MT.

Total Saudi barley imports for the current marketing year are estimated at 7 million MT. This is 1.5 million MT lower than USDA’s official estimate of 8.5 million MT.

General good conditions indicate a good grain crop for MY2019/20 in Algeria.

Sporadic and heavy rains this year continue to support good pasture conditions.

FAS Tel Aviv (Post) forecasts Israel’s imports of wheat in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 (July-June) to reach some 1.7 million metric tons (MMT), up 5.5 percent or increasing by 90,000 MT....