Syria wheat production hits lowest level in 29 years

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. food agency says extreme weather in Syria has caused domestic agricultural production to hit its lowest point in three decades.
World Food Programme spokesman Herve Verhoosel said Tuesday that Syria’s wheat production this year fell to a 29-year low of 1.2 million tons, about two-thirds of last year’s levels.
He said the drop is due to an extended period of dry weather early in the season followed by heavy, out-of-season rain.
Analysts say an extended dro