LITHUANIA (5 February)
Latest reports indicate that similar areas have been planted to winter cereals this year compared with 2002. Aggregate grain harvest is tentatively forecast at 2.5 million tonnes, which is similar to the 2002 harvest. This total includes, just over one million tonnes of barley, 800 000 tonnes of wheat and 450 000 tonnes of rye. Cereal exports during the current marketing year are estimated at 168 000 tonnes and imports at 105 000 tonnes.