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

LITHUANIA (5 November)

Cereal harvest this year is seen to amount to 2.4 million tonnes, which is similar to the harvest in 2001. Cereal harvest this year includes some 800 000 tonnes of wheat, 1 million tonnes of barley and 450 000 tonnes of rye. Cereal exports are estimated at some 168 000 tonnes and imports at 105 000 tonnes. Area under cereals is planned to remain the same in the ensuing year.