| Post date | Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 14:38 |
| Month(s) covered | 2021-06 |
| Document Type | Report |
| Content Themes | Agriculture |
| Sources | FAO |
- By June 2021, most of the wheat and barley crop was still being harvested across the monitored governorates and FAO anticipates that harvesting will be completed by end of July or early August 2021. Most of the wheat and barley crop was adversely impacted by the low rainfall and seasonal performance, which affected mostly the rain fed crops.
- Low yield is expected for the mentioned winter crops and this will be further reduced since most farmers do not use mechanical harvesting and in most cases do not afford the extra costs related to mechanical harvesting. In some crop fields, mechanical harvesting will not be possible, except for areas with a wider crop coverage and better stem elongation.
- Out of thirty monitored agriculture inputs, eighteen of these inputs showed an increase in price in June 2021. The most significant price in-crease was recorded for Urea (top-dressing) and Phos-phate (basal) fertilizers and the m-o-m percent was 57 and 65 respectively, mostly sourced from the Agriculture Bank. Wheat bran, wheat straw and various crop residues, which form the main components for livestock feed, each recoded a 13 percent increase.
- Price increases were recorded for eggs, fish, sheep milk, flour, rice, olive oil, cow milk and cow meat, ranging from 1 to 16 percent and specific price trends are presented in the respective analysis section.
- There are other drivers of market price volatility and these multiple factors include shortages of electricity and fuel, coupled with the prevailing and protracted economic hardships and coercive measures that are hampering any prospects for economic recovery or stability.
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