FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - ESTONIA (25 November)
The 1998 grain harvest is forecast at nearly 700 000 tonnes, close to last year's level. Although the area sown to grains increased by 5 percent excessive rains in August reduced average yields. The cereal import requirement in 1998/99 is likely to be limited to small quantities of wheat and rye flour for human consumption and some feedgrains. Production in the livestock industry has been adversely affected by market disruption in the Russian Federation.
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