required report public distribution date 5 12 2004 gain number eg4007 egypt oilseeds and products annual approved by asif j chaudhry us embassy prepared ali abdi & sherif ibrahim highlights total oilseed production in my 2003 04 decreased about 26 percent due to a significant decrease cotton area oil meal consumption 15 compared 2002 but vegetable increased 14 substantial increase palm imports includes psd changes yes trade matrix cairo eg1 eg table of contents planted yields 3 utilization price 4 tariffs meals 6 7 import error bookmark not defined cottonseed far continues be the major crop it is looked at as product soybeans sunflower are other crops sunflowerseed from 1 400 ha 100
