As specified, the total import of wheat in Spain in 2017/18 MG can reach 5.6 million tonnes, 450 tonnes higher than the previous estimate of analysts and 1.8 million tons – the result for the last season.

Of procurement will particularly increase on the background of the need to meet the needs of a growing livestock sector.

According to experts, the drought will reduce local soft wheat crop in the country at 38% in the year to 4.15 million tons, also well below the forecast of analysts IGC, announced last week, to 5.1 million tons. Given the fact that most of winter wheat have already been harvested, the worst expectations of production has been confirmed. Particularly affected, as specified, of the Central regions of the country.

In addition, the forecast of import of barley was increased by 100 thousand tonnes to 725 thousand tons, corn – on 200 thousand tons to 6.88 million tons.

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