key highlights:

• The shortages and the high cost of cottonseed meal, soybean meal, maize, wheat straw and wheat bran coupled with other factors such as unavailability of green pastures, and limited access to different types of fodder remain a key challenge in livestock production.
• Following the Government of Syria’s (GoS’s) policy measures and regulations to maintain sufficient amounts of some staple food in local markets, by prohibiting export of some food items for two consecutive months. This policy measure has been put in place to prevent any potential shortages so as to minimize the adverse impact of the current global challenges in Syria.  
• Fuel shortages continue to persist in most governorates and this continues to present challenges to farmers who rely on fuel for irrigation.