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EU crop yield forecast: 16% increase in cereals output

Posted on August 07, 2008

Favourable weather conditions and an increase in the planted area should lead to a total cereals harvest close to 301 million tonnes for this year in the European Union, 43 million tonnes more than in 2007. This represents an increase of 16% on the 2007 harvest and 9% on the past five years' average production. This forecast, published today by the European Commission, is based on an updated analysis by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), using an advanced crop yield forecasting system.The year 2007 was an exceptional year with high agricultural prices. Reasons for the sharp increase were unfavor...

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