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R.M.A Grain Harvest Reaches 11M Quintals
Chief Executive Officer of the Grain Office, Soltawi bin Hadid, agreed that the total quantities of grains collected so far amount to approximately 11 million hundredweight, as the season approaches its end. A total of 8 million hundredweight of durum wheat intended for the production of semolina, couscous, and dough has been gathered, representing 75% of the overall total. Additionally, 1.7 million hundredweight of soft wheat allocated for baking and flour has been collected, with a cultivated area estimated at 49,000 hectares. Data indicates a 42% decrease in barley production, with an open market for this commodity and a fixed price set by the state to enable farmers to sell at a fair price or proceed to collection centers. About 680,000 hundredweight of premium barley seeds have also been gathered, with approximately 500,000 hundredweight of this allocated to farmers. Distribution operations are ongoing until December. Bin Hadid emphasized the success of last season in collecting premium seeds and the effort to increase the capacity of the producing companies. She also pointed out that the state's strategic goal is to boost durum wheat production, which currently does not exceed 30 million tons worldwide, compared to 700 million tons of soft wheat. Tunisia consumes around 12 million hundredweight annually of each type, with a monthly consumption of 750,000 hundredweight of barley.
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