FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - CANADA (26 November)
The main wheat harvest was virtually completed by the end of September and was one of the earliest on record due largely to early seeding and the hot, dry weather during the summer and early autumn. The latest official estimate puts 1998 spring wheat output at 23.3 million tonnes, some 4 percent down from the previous year, primarily due to a reduction in seeded area. By contrast, the minor durum crop increased by about one-third to nearly 6 million tonnes. Aggregate coarse grain production is expected to increase marginally from the previous year, to 25.4 million tonnes. Larger maize and oats crops are expected to more than offset reduced barley production.
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