Nabeul: Grain harvest expected to reach 686,000 quintals

NABEUL: The grain harvest in Nabeul governorate is expected to reach 686,000 quintals this season, divided into 380,000 quintals of durum wheat, 30,000 quintals of common wheat, 271,000 quintals of barley and 4,000 quintals of rapeseed. This year, the area planted with crops in the region was about 70,000 hectares, of which 1,910 hectares were planted with durum wheat, 2,040 hectares with soft wheat, 1,870 hectares with barley and 2,429 hectares with pulses. In a press release, the Nabeul Regional Agricultural Development Authority announced that farmers in the region would be able to start harvesting grain from Thursday. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse