Algeria

In Algeria, harvest of wheat and barley finalized with very good prospects after three to five years of below average output in the western part of the country. FAO GIEWS forecasts wheat and barley productions at 3.5 and 1.3 million tons, i.e. 28 and 40% above their 5 year average respectively, making it the highest harvest since 2019, while JRC MARS bulletin of June 2026 estimates wheat and barley yields at +17% and +55% above their five-year average respectively. The winter cereals season started with mixed conditions, i.e. low rainfall in the western half of the country that delayed winter cereals growth while closer to average moisture conditions in the eastern half of the country resulted in average to above average crop biomass. As from December, rainfall improved and fostered cereals growth across the country, including in the western part, resulting in well above average biomass across the country. Prospects are hence very good, despite however above average temperatures since June across the country, and especially in the west, that are likely to reduce yields due to a shortened grain filling period.