Sudan wheat import requirements to rise to 3.5m tonnes in 2023

Published 2023년 3월 31일

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Sudan is projected to experience a significant drop in its local wheat harvest, leading to the need to import 3.5 million tonnes of wheat this year, as reported by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). This decline is attributed to farmers shifting their cultivation preferences towards other crops and a financial dispute with the government last year. The FAO also anticipates a recovery in the production of sorghum and millet, thanks to favourable rainfall. However, the large-scale wheat imports are ominously forecast to make up nearly all of Sudan’s anticipated cereal import requirements of 3.6 million tonnes, amidst concerns over food security due to rising international wheat prices and currency devaluation in the country.

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Sudan will need to import 3.5 million tonnes of wheat this year because of a 30 per cent drop in the projected local harvest after farmers switched to planting different crops, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Wednesday. Some farmers told the government had failed to buy their wheat on promised terms last year, leaving them reluctant or without the money to plant a new crop. This year, production of sorghum, a staple in Sudan, and of millet, is expected to recover, helped by favourable rains, the FAO said. Projected wheat imports will, therefore, account for nearly all Sudan’s expected cereal import requirements of 3.6 million tonnes, it added. “This will have a major impact on the food security of millions of Sudanese people, as international prices of wheat continue to increase and the country’s national currency weakens,” the Agency said in a statement. In 2022, Sudan imported 2.7 million tonnes of wheat and flour at a cost of $1.06 billion, with Russia, ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult