Unfavourable prospects for current crops | Food supply shortfall in current marketing year requiring exceptional assistance | Unfavourable crop prospects and food supply shortfall |
NORTH AMERICA: In the United States, total wheat production in 2001 is estimated at 54 million tonnes, some 10 percent down from the previous year and well below average. Maize output is also forecast to fall, by about 7 percent, to 235 million tonnes. In Canada, where the harvest is just starting, wheat output is set to fall by about 20 percent below last year's good crop. |