Egypt’s wheat production expected to rise 4.3% in FY2018-19

Egypt’s wheat production is expected to rise 4.3% y-o-y to reach 8.45 mn tonnes in the 2018-19 harvest season, according to a US Department of Agriculture report (pdf). The “forecast is based on an increase in the total area harvested reaching to 1.32 mn hectares.” The department also sees Egypt’s wheat imports rising marginally to 12.5 mn tonnes in 2018-19, up from 12 mn tonnes in 2017-18.