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OCEANIA: The 2000 winter grain harvest is getting underway in some parts of Australia and early prospects are favourable. Total wheat output is forecast at some 22 million tonnes, which would be down from last year's record output but above the average of the past five years. A potentially damaging locust plague is being monitored very closely so that timely control measures can be taken. |