Exclusive - Syria's war halves wheat harvest, erodes state share

AMMAN (Reuters) - Civil war in Syria has cut the wheat harvest to its worst level in nearly three decades and the government's share of the crop is being further eroded as it struggles to procure grain from rebel-held farming areas.

Estimates collated by Reuters from more than a dozen grain officials and local traders suggest the harvest could be as low as 1.5 million tonnes, less than half the pre-conflict average and well below forecasts from a United Nations food agency.