BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (18 September)
Latest reports point to an aggregate cereal harvest of about 1 million tonnes, some 290 000 tonnes lower than last year’s improved harvest. This total includes some 130 000 tonnes of wheat and some 800 000 tonnes of maize, compared with 297 000 tonnes of wheat and 912 000 tonnes of maize in 2002. An unusually cold winter and a dry spring as well as torrential rains during the summer affected cereal yields. Aggregate cereal utilization has been estimated at about 1.6 million tonnes. The estimated deficit of 510 000 tonnes will be mainly commercially procured, while the food aid requirement is estimated at 100 000 tonnes.