FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages  - 11/02 - BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (5 November)

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (5 November)

Spring cereal harvest is nearly complete and output is estimated at about 1.1 million tonnes in 2002/03 marketing year, which is some 71 000 tonnes higher than the sharply recovered harvest of the preceding year. The cereal harvest this year includes some 640 000 tonnes of maize, 340 000 tonnes of wheat and 55 000 tonnes of barley. Cereal import requirement for 2002/03 marketing year is estimated at 230 000 tonnes, which is some 60 000 tonnes lower than the preceding year.