1、 THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S.GOVERNMENT POLICY Required Report:Required-Public Distribution Date:March 20,2025 Report Number:SA2025-0003 Report Name:Grain and Feed Annual Country:Saudi Arabia Post:Ri
2、yadh Report Category:Grain and Feed Prepared By:Hussein Mousa Approved By:Chris Frederick Report Highlights:Total Saudi wheat imports for 2025/26 are forecast to decline 10 percent to 3.2 million metric tons(MMT),due to projected high local production.Saudi barley imports for MY 2025/26 are projecte
3、d to increase by 10 percent to 3.3 MMT compared to last MY.Total corn imports in MY2025/26 total corn imports are projected to decline by 500,000 MT from a record import level of approximately 5 MMT in MY 2023/24.Total rice exports to Saudi Arabia this MY are estimated at 1.5 MMT,a 14 percent reduct
4、ion from last year.WHEAT Production Since MY 2019/2020,small farmers have voluntarily produced wheat in Saudi Arabia through a quota system established by the Saudi Ministry of Environment,Water,and Agriculture(MEWA).The domestic wheat production program is reviewed every five years.MEWA allows smal
5、l farmers with land areas of up to 50 hectares each crop year to plant wheat and sell it to the General Food Security Authority(GFSA)at a government-established purchase price(GPP),which may change each MY.In 2024,the Saudi government renewed its domestic wheat production and purchasing programs for
6、 another five years,allowing up to 5,000 small farmers to produce a maximum of 1.5 million metric tons(MT)per year,permitting each farmer to produce an average of 300 MT per annum over the next five years.MEWA may keep the maximum local production quota at 1.5 million metric tons(MMT)or reduce or in