Not higher than in the previous year, as the harvest due to drought only to 3.4 million tonnes, the Algerian farmers Association estimates its this year's grain harvest. A harvest was retracted by 4.9 million tonnes in 2013. Algeria is one of the largest grain importers in the world. The OPEC Ölförderland imports around five million tons of grain a year to supply its 40 million people with subsidized basic foodstuffs. A few weeks ago you had still expected a better own harvest. The harvest has already begun in some regions.
The Government in Algiers aims to expand the irrigation system for a total of 600,000 hectares by the year 2019, to reduce the dependence on food imports. The decline of in crude oil prices has greatly reduced the income of the country. 95% of Algerian export earnings come from the oil business.
