date:Apr 02, 2014
Following a decline in the cereal production in 2012 due to weather conditions, good crop conditions resulted in a record high 2013 cereal production of 62 million tonnes, including 21.5 million tonnes of wheat (36 per cent above 2012 drought stricken harvest) and record breaking 31 million tonnes of maize (almost double of the 2012 production).
Like the production, exports in 2013/14 (July/June) reached record heights. Cereal exports are forecast at almost 30 million tonnes of cereals, includi