The FAO has released a report into food production in Armenia. We haven't featured Armenia on the blog much in the past so I thought I'd share the key points of this story.
Crop production increased by around nine percent in 2012 and prospects for 2013 winter cereal crops are favourable.
The
cereal import requirement of the country is expected to decrease by 16
percent in the 2012/13 marketing year (July/June) compared to the
previous year. However, the country is still heavily dependent on cereal
imports, mainly wheat.
Prices
of staples, wheat flour and bread, increased steadily in the second
half of 2012 and reached record levels in November. The increase mainly
reflects higher prices in the regional export markets, as the country
imports some 60 percent of its wheat consumption requirements.
Wheat flour crisis hits garrison city, Rawalpindi, India as 20kg bags of the flour hit Rs800 against the official rate of
Rs670.
As a result, the prices of roti,
bread and rusk have gone up despite the City District Government
Rawalpindi (CDGR)’s claim that there was no shortage of wheat flour or
an increase in the prices. Last week, the CDGR increased the price of the 20kg wheat flour
bag from Rs618 to Rs670 but the retailers refused to accept it and fixed
the price at Rs800.
A Cargill beef processing plant in Texas, USA is to close on February 1, 2013 due to dwindling cattle supply. The Plainview, Texas facility has come under pressure after years of drought in Texas and Southern Plains states.
John Keating, president of
Cargill Beef says, "Increased feed costs resulting from the
prolonged drought, combined with herd liquidations by cattle ranchers,
are severely and adversely contributing to the challenging business
conditions we face as an industry. Our preference would have been not
to idle a plant.”
Approximately
2,000 people work at the plant, and they will receive
company support.
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| English: Makai de Roti, Corn flour Roti (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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