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Yemen has enough wheat for two and a half months

Wheat
Yemen
Published Aug 12, 2022

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According to the data of the Ministry of Trade of Yemen, wheat resources in the country allow to ensure internal demand during two and a half months. Now stocks are 70.4 thousand. т, 106 thousand т импортной гружий прибудет в августе/сентябрь. Another 32.3 thousand т гружий паставит Организация Объездних Наций, которые ежемесячно кормит около 13 MILLIONS человек в Эмене.

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According to the Yemeni Ministry of Commerce, available wheat resources in the country can meet domestic demand for two and a half months. Now the stocks are 70.4 thousand tons, 106 thousand tons of imported wheat will arrive in August/September. Another 32.3 thousand tons of wheat will be supplied by the United Nations, which feeds about 13 million people in Yemen every month. Yemen is grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis that has emerged from a seven-year conflict that has divided the country and devastated the economy. Yemen is unable to provide itself with food and imports 90% of the food consumed. 45% of domestically processed wheat comes from Ukraine and Russia. An unstable global situation could exacerbate the war-torn food crisis in Yemen. HSA Group, one of Yemen's largest food companies, said it has purchased about 250,000 tons of wheat from Romania and France, enough to meet needs until mid-October, and that it hopes to contract another 110,000 tons. “After a ...
Source: Zol
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