Saudi Arabia: Grain and Feed Semi-Annual
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The General Food Security Authority (GFSA), an agency of the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA), purchased approximately 1.2 million metric tons (MMT) of locally produced wheat in MY2022/23. This doubles earlier estimates of 600,000 MT and is a result of high government prices offered to local farmers. If prices remain high, farmers will continue to produce wheat so production in MY2023/24 is projected at a similar level. Meanwhile, total Saudi wheat imports are forecast to reach 4.8 MMT, an increase of 3 percent over the previous year. Saudi barley imports for MY2023/24 are forecast to decrease 28 percent to 3 MMT due to significant reductions in the local livestock farming sector. However, Saudi MY2023/24 total corn imports are projected to increase 33 percent to 4.8 MMT because of expansions in the poultry production sector.
