North Africa’s supply and demand pictureWhile durum wheat and pasta are part of a single value chain in most Western countries, elsewhere not all durum goes for pasta production, just as not all pasta is made only from durum wheat. Stratégie Grains estimates EU-28’s output in 2020-21 to be 7.3 million tonnes, or 21% of the world total of 34.2 million tonnes. The country’s exports have surged from 4.7 million tonnes in 2018-19 to a forecast 5.5 million tonnes in 2020-21, constituting 68% of the international supply, per SG. The International Pasta Organization reports 2019 worldwide pasta consumption at 16.5 million tonnes, up from 7 million tonnes in 1999. That would require close to 22 million tonnes of the total 33 million tonnes of durum harvested that year.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 03, 2021 14:26 UTC