Saudi Arabia: Barley Trade Quarterly

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   SA2022-0013

High cost and freight (CFR) world barley prices have drastically reduced the demand for barley in Saudi Arabia, and contributed to the increased demand for domestically processed animal feed. For MY2021/22, Post projects total Saudi barley imports at 3.87 million metric tons (MMT), which is a 44 percent decline compared to 6.9 MMT imported in MY2020/21.

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