BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (1 August)
Cereal harvest has begun and yields are seen significantly low for wheat and maize following unusually cold winter and dry spring. Aggregate cereal harvest is now estimated at just over one million tonnes, which is about 290 000 tonnes down on last year’s improved harvest. This total includes some 130 000 tonnes of wheat and about 800 000 tonnes of maize compared with 297 000 tonnes of wheat and 912 000 tonnes of maize in 2002. Aggregate cereal utilization is estimated at about 1.6 million tonnes. The estimated deficit of 510 000 tonnes is to be met by commercial imports and 100 000 tonnes in food aid.