# Syria corn harvest hits drying bottleneck

> Syria's yellow corn production rose 42% this year to 475,232 tonnes on 84,381 hectares, according to the agriculture ministry. Farmers and officials say a lack of drying capacity is holding back the crop from moving into the feed chain, and the ministry plans to expand next season's area to 97,000 hectares.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T12:08:38.371Z
- Category: logistics · region Syria · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97644-syria-corn-harvest-hits-drying-bottleneck
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Local output covers about half of Syria's domestic feed needs, so post-harvest bottlenecks could leave grain discounted or spoiled and keep import demand for feed corn elevated. The effect on global corn prices is small given the scale of the crop.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-13 | [Gauging Pre-Harvest Freight Costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69129-gauging-pre-harvest-freight-costs.md) | +1.3% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2017-02-24 | [Barge Glut Chokes U.S. Shipping Sector Despite Record Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72373-barge-glut-chokes-u-s-shipping-sector-despite-record-harvest.md) | +1.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-10-07 | [US grain storage, logistics facing harvest complications \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16910-us-grain-storage-logistics-facing-harvest-complications-world-grain.md) | -1.7% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-11-27 | [Farmers eager to get harvest back on track \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56077-farmers-eager-to-get-harvest-back-on-track-cbc-news.md) | +0.8% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2023-02-13 | [New funding proposal aims to reduce bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River - News Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16653-new-funding-proposal-aims-to-reduce-bottlenecks-on-upper-mississippi-river-news.md) | -1.3% | -6.3% |

## Sources

- adalytica.com: https://adalytica.com/news/syria-corn-drying-bottleneck-33d16c6a

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