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Good grain harvest expected in Iraq

Wheat
Iraq
Published Jan 30, 2023

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Iraq's State Grain Council has approved a plan to build a 100,000-ton granary in the central province of Wasit as the country prepares for a bumper wheat crop, KazakhZerno.kz correspondent reports. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Iraq is expected to produce between 5 and 6 million tons of wheat in the current agricultural year, which is enough for the domestic market to be self-sufficient. The new storage facility will complement two smaller ones in Wasit Province.

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Iraq's State Grain Council has approved a plan to build a 100,000-ton granary in the central province of Wasit as the country prepares for a bumper wheat crop, KazakhZerno.kz correspondent reports. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Iraq is expected to produce between 5 and 6 million tons of wheat in the current agricultural year, which is enough for the self-sufficiency of the domestic market. The new storage facility will complement two smaller ones in Wasit Province. The Grain Council plans to gradually increase the total storage ...
Source: Kazakh-zerno
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