key highlights:

• According to official media in Syria, the authorities announced that most areas planted with wheat and barley have been harvested and the amounts received are 544 370 tons of wheat and 31 000 tons of barley. The authorities also approved the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reforms (MAAR’s) suggestion to add 200 SYP per kg on the purchasing price for wheat delivered from non-safe zones in Deir-ez-Zor.
• In June 2023, the General Organization for Fodder (GOFF) increased the delivered amounts of subsidized wheat bran fodder from 6 kg to 10 kg per head of sheep, and from 25 kg to 50 kg per head of cow (source: Syria Official Media).
• In June 2023, the overall average informal exchange rate recorded relative stability with a minor 1 percent m-o-m depreciation.