Algeria

In Algeria, harvest of winter cereals finalized in mid-August with very good prospects: wheat and barley productions are estimated at 3.5 and 1.3 million tons respectively by FAO GIEWS, up by +28% and +40% with respect their five-year average. The FAO GIEWS forecast of 4.9 million tons of cereals (+30% with respect to the 5-year average) is close to the “historical” cereals harvest of 5 million tons (+33%) announced by the ministry of agriculture, and above USDA reported forecast
of 4.65 million tons of cereals (+23%). Clearly, the output 2026 is above average and created a logistical stress on combine harvesters. Sowings of next season cereals are expected to start in October, with favourable rainfall conditions till October followed by drier than average conditions from November to January according to C3S multimodel seasonal rainfall forecast.