FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 09/98 - HUNGARY (3 September)
Widespread intermittent rainfall in late August was beneficial for immature summer crops. The bulk of the winter crops had already been gathered, favoured by hot and dry conditions in July and August. In aggregate, another above average cereal crop is forecast in 1998, although down from the bumper harvest last year. Wheat output is estimated at 5 million tonnes. However, latest information indicates that the quality of many crops is poorer than normal due to a high ratio of fungal infection. The outcome of the maize crop remains somewhat uncertain; preliminary forecasts point to an output of about 6 million tonnes but the full affect of earlier drought conditions on yields is not yet known.
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