In comparison with the current season import will increase by 7% and will exceed credability figure is 3 million tonnes.

The volume of imports of barley will reach 11 million tonnes of maize and 4.2 million tonnes of These crops are used in Saudi Arabia mainly for fodder. Pastoralists use whole grain for fattening sheep, goats and camels. The government stimulates the consumption of processed grains instead of whole to reduce barley imports by 1.5 million tons by 2020

Imports of wheat next season will remain high, at 3.9 million tonnes.

Own grain production in Saudi Arabia is negligible. The country grows mainly sorghum, a crop which in 2017 will reach 265 thousand tons, as in the previous year.

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