diff --git a/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java b/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
index 68810015cd28cd4393981314378ca3b949dec367..3cbe94469010890ed6d74e0bde446a513bd5fe21 100755
--- a/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
+++ b/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ public class ModelConfig {
 	public static final boolean USE_CRAFTY_COUNTRIES = getBooleanProperty("USE_CRAFTY_COUNTRIES", false);
 	public static final String CRAFTY_COUNTRIES_FILE= getProperty("CRAFTY_COUNTRIES_FILE", DATA_DIR + File.separator + "craftyCountries.csv");
 	public static final String CRAFTY_PRODUCTION_DIR = getProperty("CRAFTY_PRODUCTION_DIR", OUTPUT_DIR + File.separator + "crafty");
+	public static final boolean ENABLE_CRAFTY_IMPORTS_UPDATE = getBooleanProperty("ENABLE_CRAFTY_IMPORTS_UPDATE", true);
 
 	public static final boolean EXTRAPOLATE_YIELD_FERT_RESPONSE = getBooleanProperty("EXTRAPOLATE_YIELD_FERT_RESPONSE", false);
 
diff --git a/src/ac/ed/lurg/country/crafty/CraftyCountryAgent.java b/src/ac/ed/lurg/country/crafty/CraftyCountryAgent.java
index dc22204dfba94d406e33bd848d67c13a76ae8cf6..17d0c1e39223f44315f5f2470053479203278287 100644
--- a/src/ac/ed/lurg/country/crafty/CraftyCountryAgent.java
+++ b/src/ac/ed/lurg/country/crafty/CraftyCountryAgent.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ac.ed.lurg.country.crafty;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import ac.ed.lurg.ModelConfig;
 import ac.ed.lurg.country.AbstractCountryAgent;
 import ac.ed.lurg.country.CompositeCountry;
 import ac.ed.lurg.country.CountryPrice;
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ public class CraftyCountryAgent extends AbstractCountryAgent {
 	public void updateProduction(Map<CropType, CropUsageData> cropUsageMap, Map<CropType, GlobalPrice> worldPrices) {
 		this.cropUsageData = cropUsageMap;
 		calculateCountryPricesAndDemand(worldPrices, false);
-		updateNetImportsFromProdAndDemand(currentProjectedDemand, currentDemandFract, cropUsageMap);
+		if (ModelConfig.ENABLE_CRAFTY_IMPORTS_UPDATE)
+			updateNetImportsFromProdAndDemand(currentProjectedDemand, currentDemandFract, cropUsageMap);
 	}
 
 	@Override