Iraq expects five million ton wheat harvest, eyes self-sufficiency

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s wheat output for the 2025–2026 season is expected to reach up to 5 million metric tons, keeping the country on track for self-sufficiency, the deputy agriculture minister said. Mahdi Sahar Al-Jubouri said production was forecast at 5 million tons after around 8 million dunams of farmland were cultivated nationwide. A dunam is roughly a quarter of an acre. “Based on current production levels, ‌Iraq will ‌not need to resort to imports,” Jubouri said, ‌adding ⁠the harvest would ⁠mark a fourth consecutive year of wheat self-sufficiency.

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